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A new oryzomyine (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) from the Quaternary of Curaçao (West Indies)

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Zijlstra, Jelle S. (2012): A new oryzomyine (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) from the Quaternary of Curaçao (West Indies). Zootaxa 3534: 61-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.282797

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