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A new hypercarnivorous mustelid (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae) from Batallones, late Miocene (MN10), Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid, Spain
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Valenciano, Alberto, Pérez-Ramos, Alejandro, Abella, Juan, Morales, Jorge (2020): A new hypercarnivorous mustelid (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae) from Batallones, late Miocene (MN10), Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid, Spain. Geodiversitas 42 (8): 103-121, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2020v42a8
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