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The fossil record of camelids demonstrates a late divergence between Bactrian camel and dromedary

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Geraads, Denis, Didier, Gilles, Barr, W. Andrew, Reed, Denne, Laurin, Michel (2020): The fossil record of camelids demonstrates a late divergence between Bactrian camel and dromedary. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 65 (2): 251-260, DOI: 10.4202/app.00727.2020, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.00727.2020

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