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Alcidedorbignya inopinata, a basal pantodont (Placentalia, Mammalia) from the early Palaeocene of Bolivia: anatomy, phylogeny and palaeobiology

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  • 1. CR2P UMR 7207 (MNHN, CNRS, UPMC, Sorbonne-Université), Département Histoire de la Terre, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, case postale 38, 57 rue Cuvier, F-75231 Paris cedex 05 (France)

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Muizon, Christian de, Billet, Guillaume, Argot, Christine, Ladevèze, Sandrine, Goussard, Florent (2015): Alcidedorbignya inopinata, a basal pantodont (Placentalia, Mammalia) from the early Palaeocene of Bolivia: anatomy, phylogeny and palaeobiology. Geodiversitas 37 (4): 397-634, DOI: 10.5252/g2015n4a1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2015n4a1

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