A primitive relative of rodents from the Chinese paleocene

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 565-572

  McKenna, Malcolm C ^a   Meng, Jin ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0035539204     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0565:APRORF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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