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A new and most complete pampathere (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Quaternary of Bahia, Brazil

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Moura, Jorge Felipe, Góis, Flávio, Galliari, Fernando Carlos, Fernandes, Marcelo Adorna (2019): A new and most complete pampathere (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Quaternary of Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 4661 (3): 401-444, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.3.1

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