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The anatomy and phylogenetic affinities of Cynthiacetus peruvianus, a large Dorudon-like basilosaurid (Cetacea, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of Peru
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Martínez-Cáceres, Manuel, Lambert, Olivier, Muizon, Christian de (2017): The anatomy and phylogenetic affinities of Cynthiacetus peruvianus, a large Dorudon-like basilosaurid (Cetacea, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of Peru. Geodiversitas 39 (1): 7-163, DOI: 10.5252/g2017n1a1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2017n1a1
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