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Distinguishing between three modern Ellobius species (Rodentia, Mammalia) and identification of fossil Ellobius from Kaldar Cave (Iran) using geometric morphometric analyses of the first lower molar

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Rey-Rodríguez, Iván, Arnaud, Julie, López-García, Juan-Manuel, Stoetzel, Emmanuelle, Denys, Christiane, Cornette, Raphaël, Bazgir, Behrouz (2021): Distinguishing between three modern Ellobius species (Rodentia, Mammalia) and identification of fossil Ellobius from Kaldar Cave (Iran) using geometric morphometric analyses of the first lower molar. Palaeontologia Electronica (a01) 24 (1): 1-18, DOI: 10.26879/1122, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26879/1122

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