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A review of Australian fossil penguins (Aves: Sphenisciformes)

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Park, Travis, Fitzgerald, Erich M.G. (2012): A review of Australian fossil penguins (Aves: Sphenisciformes). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 69: 309-325, DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2012.69.06, URL: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/collections-research/journals/memoirs-of-museum-victoria/volume-69-2012/pages-309-325/

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