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First Crania and Assessment of Species Boundaries in Nimbadon (Marsupialia: Diprotodontidae) from the Middle Miocene of Australia

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Black, Karen H., Hand, Suzanne J. (2010): First Crania and Assessment of Species Boundaries in Nimbadon (Marsupialia: Diprotodontidae) from the Middle Miocene of Australia. American Museum Novitates 3678: 1-60, DOI: 10.1206/666.1, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/666.1

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