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The hyaenodonts (Mammalia) from the French locality of Aumelas (Hérault), with possible new representatives from the late Ypresian

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Solé, Floréal, Marandat, Bernard, Lihoreau, Fabrice (2020): The hyaenodonts (Mammalia) from the French locality of Aumelas (Hérault), with possible new representatives from the late Ypresian. Geodiversitas 42 (13): 185-214, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2020v42a13

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