Glires summary

Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 2: Small Mammals, Xenarthrans, and Marine Mammals

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 263-292

  Janis, Christine M ^a   Dawson, Mary R ^b   Flynn, Lawrence J ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511541438.017     Document Type: Chapter

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