A reappraisal of some Paleogene turtles from the southeastern United States

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 979-982

  Holroyd, Patricia A ^a   Parham, James F ^a,b   Hutchison, J Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

TESTUDINES;

EID: 32144440790     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0979:AROSPT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Note

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