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On the Supposed Presence of Miocene Tayassuidae and Dromomerycinae (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla) in South America

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Gasparini, Germán M., Dutra, Rodrigo Parisi, Perini, Fernando A., Croft, Darin A., Cozzuol, Mario A., Missagia, Rafaela V., Lucas, Spencer G. (2021): On the Supposed Presence of Miocene Tayassuidae and Dromomerycinae (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla) in South America. American Museum Novitates 2021 (3968): 1-28, DOI: 10.1206/3968.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2020/issue-3968/3968.1/On-the-Supposed-Presence-of-Miocene-Tayassuidae-and-Dromomerycinae-Mammalia/10.1206/3968.1.full

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