Plesiadapiformes

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

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 207-238

  Silcox, Mary T ^a   Gunnell, Gregg F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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