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Fossil Uromys (Rodentia: Murinae) from Central Queensland, with a Description of a New Middle Pleistocene Species

  • 1. Geosciences, Queensland Museum, 122 Gerler Road, Hendra QLD 4011, Australia & School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
  • 2. Geosciences, Queensland Museum, 122 Gerler Road, Hendra QLD 4011, Australia & School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne VIC 3010, Australia
  • 3. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia

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Cramb, Jonathan, Hocknull, Scott A., Price, Gilbert J. (2020): Fossil Uromys (Rodentia: Murinae) from Central Queensland, with a Description of a New Middle Pleistocene Species. Records of the Australian Museum (Rec. Aust. Mus.) 72 (5): 175-191, DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.72.2020.1731, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.72.2020.1731

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