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First Jurassic Triconodont from South America

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ROUGIER, GUILLERMO W., GARRIDO, ALBERTO, GAETANO, LEANDRO, PUERTA, PABLO F., CORBITT, CYNTHIA, NOVACEK, MICHAEL J. (2007): First Jurassic Triconodont from South America. American Museum Novitates 3580: 1-20, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3580[1:FJTFSA]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/0003-0082%282007%293580%5B1%3AFJTFSA%5D2.0.CO%3B2

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