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Pannonictis nestii (Galictinae, Mustelidae), a new element in the vertebrate association of the human site of Pirro Nord (Italy, Early Pleistocene)

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Colombero, Simone, Pavia, Marco, Rook, Lorenzo (2012): Pannonictis nestii (Galictinae, Mustelidae), a new element in the vertebrate association of the human site of Pirro Nord (Italy, Early Pleistocene). Geodiversitas 34 (3): 665-681, DOI: 10.5252/g2012n3a11, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2012n3a11

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