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The late Miocene caimanine fauna (Crocodylia: Alligatoroidea) of the Urumaco Formation, Venezuela
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Scheyer, TM, Delfino, M (2016): The late Miocene caimanine fauna (Crocodylia: Alligatoroidea) of the Urumaco Formation, Venezuela. Palaeontologia Electronica 176 (4): 1-57, DOI: 10.26879/657, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26879/657
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