New genus and species of extinct Miocene ringtail possums (Marsupialia: Pseudocheiridae)

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3560, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Roberts, Karen K ^a   Archer, Michael ^a,b   Hand, Suzanne J ^a,b   Godthelp, Henk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 34948898133     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3560[1:ngasoe]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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