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The Neogene cercopithecids (Mammalia, Primates) of Greece

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Koufos, George D. (2009): The Neogene cercopithecids (Mammalia, Primates) of Greece. Geodiversitas 31 (4): 817-850, DOI: 10.5252/g2009n4a817, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5252/g2009n4a817

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