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Occurrence of the sabretooth cat Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) in the Cuvieri cave, eastern Brazil

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Chahud, Artur (2020): Occurrence of the sabretooth cat Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) in the Cuvieri cave, eastern Brazil. Palaeontologia Electronica (a24) 23 (2): 1-10, DOI: 10.26879/1056, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26879/1056

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