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Spatial And Temporal Distribution Of The Island-Dwelling Kogaionidae (Mammalia, Multituberculata) In The Uppermost Cretaceous Of Transylvania (Western Romania)

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Csiki-Sava, Zoltán, Vremir, Mátyás, Meng, Jin, Vasile, Ştefan, Brusatte, Stephen L., Norell, Mark A. (2022): Spatial And Temporal Distribution Of The Island-Dwelling Kogaionidae (Mammalia, Multituberculata) In The Uppermost Cretaceous Of Transylvania (Western Romania). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2022 (456): 1-113, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.456.1.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-american-museum-of-natural-history/volume-456/issue-1/0003-0090.456.1.1/Spatial-and-Temporal-Distribution-of-the-Island-Dwelling-Kogaionidae-Mammalia/10.1206/0003-0090.456.1.1.full

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