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The anatomy and relationships of Piscobalaena nana (Cetacea, Mysticeti), a Cetotheriidae s.s. from the early Pliocene of Peru

  • 1. Département Histoire de la Terre, UMR 5143 (MNHN, CNRS, UPMC), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, case postale 38, 57 rue Cuvier, F-75231 Paris cedex 05 (France) muizon@mnhn.fr .

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Bouetel, Virginie, Muizon, Christian de (2006): The anatomy and relationships of Piscobalaena nana (Cetacea, Mysticeti), a Cetotheriidae s.s. from the early Pliocene of Peru. Geodiversitas 28 (2): 319-395, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5376036

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