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A skull of Machairodus Kaup, 1833 (Felidae, Mammalia) from the late Miocene of Hadjidimovo (Bulgaria), and its place in the evolution of the genus

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Geraads, Denis, Spassov, Nikolaï (2020): A skull of Machairodus Kaup, 1833 (Felidae, Mammalia) from the late Miocene of Hadjidimovo (Bulgaria), and its place in the evolution of the genus. Geodiversitas 42 (9): 123-137, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2020v42a9

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