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Propalaeocastor (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Early Oligocene of Burqin Basin, Xinjiang

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WU, WENYU, MENG, JIN, YE, JIE, NI, XIJUN (2004): Propalaeocastor (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Early Oligocene of Burqin Basin, Xinjiang. American Museum Novitates 3461 (1): 1-16, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2004)461<0001:PRMFTE>2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2004)461%3C0001%3APRMFTE%3E2.0.CO%3B2

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