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Acleistochelys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali

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Gaffney, Eugene S., Roberts, Eric, Sissoko, Famory, Bouaré, Mohamed L., Tapanila, Leif, O'leary, Maureen A. (2007): Acleistochelys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali. American Museum Novitates 3549 (1): 1-24, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3549[1:AANSTP]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2007)3549%5B1%3AAANSTP%5D2.0.CO%3B2

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