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New proviverrines (Hyaenodontida) from the early Eocene of Europe; phylogeny and ecological evolution of the Proviverrinae

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Solé, Floréal, Falconnet, Jocelyn, Yves, Laurent (2014): New proviverrines (Hyaenodontida) from the early Eocene of Europe; phylogeny and ecological evolution of the Proviverrinae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171 (4): 878-917, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12155, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12155

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