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Phylogenetic relationships among sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada): the craniodental evidence

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Gaudin, Timothy J. (2004): Phylogenetic relationships among sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada): the craniodental evidence. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140 (2): 255-305, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2003.00100.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2003.00100.x

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