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The Osteology Of Rhombomylus (Mammalia, Glires): Implications For Phylogeny And Evolution Of Glires

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MENG, JIN, HU, YAOMING, LI, CHUANKUI (2003): The Osteology Of Rhombomylus (Mammalia, Glires): Implications For Phylogeny And Evolution Of Glires. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2003 (275): 1-247, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090(2003)275<0001:TOORMG>2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/0003-0090%282003%29275%3C0001%3ATOORMG%3E2.0.CO%3B2

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