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Evidence for parallel development of ever-growing molars in Early Pleistocene rodents from southern Spain and their paleoenvironmental implications

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Agustí, Jordi, Piñero, Pedro (2023): Evidence for parallel development of ever-growing molars in Early Pleistocene rodents from southern Spain and their paleoenvironmental implications. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 68 (2): 379-391, DOI: 10.4202/app.01074.2023, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.01074.2023

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