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Morphology and genetics of grasshopper mice revisited in a paleontological framework: reinstatement of Onychomyini (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

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Kelly, Thomas S, Martin, Robert A, Ronez, Christophe, Cañón, Carola, Pardiñas, Ulyses F J (2023): Morphology and genetics of grasshopper mice revisited in a paleontological framework: reinstatement of Onychomyini (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Journal of Mammalogy 104 (1): 3-28, DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyac093, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyac093

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