The importance of museum collections in paleobiology

Paleobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Allmon, Warren D ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION   (United States)

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MUSEUM; PALEOBIOLOGY;

EID: 12344319402     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2005)031<0001:TIOMCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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