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An Elaphrocnemus-like landbird and other avian remains from the late Paleocene of Brazil

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Mayr, Gerald, Alvarenga, Herculano, Clarke, Julia A. (2011): An Elaphrocnemus-like landbird and other avian remains from the late Paleocene of Brazil. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56 (4): 679-684, DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0099, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.2010.0099

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