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New material of Incadelphys antiquus (Pucadelphyda, Metatheria, Mammalia) from the early Palaeocene of Bolivia reveals phylogenetic affinities with enigmatic North and South American metatherians

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Muizon, Christian de, Ladevèze, Sandrine (2022): New material of Incadelphys antiquus (Pucadelphyda, Metatheria, Mammalia) from the early Palaeocene of Bolivia reveals phylogenetic affinities with enigmatic North and South American metatherians. Geodiversitas 44 (22): 609-643, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a22

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