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An exceptionally well-preserved skeleton of Thomashuxleya externa (Mammalia, Notoungulata), from the Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina
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Carrillo, Juan D., Asher, Robert J. (2017): An exceptionally well-preserved skeleton of Thomashuxleya externa (Mammalia, Notoungulata), from the Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Palaeontologia Electronica (Augusta, Ga.) 38 (8): 1-33, DOI: 10.26879/759, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26879/759
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