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The early evolution of cranial appendages in Bovoidea revealed by new species of Amphimoschus (Mammalia: Ruminantia) from China

  • 1. Center for Research and Education on Biological Evolution and Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China & State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
  • 2. Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel 4001, Switzerland & Naturhistorishes Museum Wien, Vienna 1010, Austria
  • 3. Naturhistorisches Museum Mainz/Landessammlung für Naturkunde Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz 55116, Germany
  • 4. Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China & CAS Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Beijing 100044, China
  • 5. Center for Research and Education on Biological Evolution and Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China & Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China & CAS Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Beijing 100044, China & Department of Earth Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Li, Yi-Kun, Mennecart, Bastien, Aiglstorfer, Manuela, Ni, Xi-Jun, Li, Qiang, Deng, Tao (2021): The early evolution of cranial appendages in Bovoidea revealed by new species of Amphimoschus (Mammalia: Ruminantia) from China. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 196 (3): 1039-1053, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab053

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