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A new large didelphid of the genus Thylophorops (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae), from the late Tertiary of the Pampean Region (Argentina)
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Goin, Francisco J., Zimicz, Natalia, Reyes, Martín De Los, Soibelzon, Leopoldo (2009): A new large didelphid of the genus Thylophorops (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae), from the late Tertiary of the Pampean Region (Argentina). Zootaxa 2005: 35-46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.185652
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