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Brachypotherium minor n. sp., and other Rhinocerotidae from the Early Miocene of Buluk, Northern Kenya

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Geraads, Denis, Miller, Ellen (2013): Brachypotherium minor n. sp., and other Rhinocerotidae from the Early Miocene of Buluk, Northern Kenya. Geodiversitas 35 (2): 359-375, DOI: 10.5252/g2013n2a5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2013n2a5

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