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Bairdemys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Podocnemididae) from the Miocene of the Caribbean

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GAFFNEY, EUGENE S., TONG, HAIYAN, MEYLAN, PETER A. (2002): Bairdemys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Podocnemididae) from the Miocene of the Caribbean. American Museum Novitates 3359: 1-28, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2002)379<0001:GANSNT>2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/0003-0082%282002%29379%3C0001%3AGANSNT%3E2.0.CO%3B2

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