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A new dentition-based phylogeny of Litopterna (Mammalia: Placentalia) and 'archaic' South American ungulates
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- 1. Millenium Nucleus Early Evolutionary Transitions of Mammals (EVOTEM), Red Palentológica U-Chile, Santiago, 7800003, Chile & School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, James Hutton Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FE, United Kingdom
- 2. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, James Hutton Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FE, United Kingdom
- 3. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, NM 87104, United States
- 4. Instituto de Ciência Biológicas, UFMG, BH 31270-901, Brazil
- 5. Section of Mammals, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 5800 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, United States
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Püschel, Hans P., Shelley, Sarah L., Williamson, Thomas E., Perini, Fernando A., Wible, John R., Brusatte, Stephen L. (2024): A new dentition-based phylogeny of Litopterna (Mammalia: Placentalia) and 'archaic' South American ungulates. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 202 (1): 1-50, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae095, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae095
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