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Article: Dolichuranus primaevus (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Middle Triassic of Namibia and its phylogenetic relationships

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 50
Part: 6
Publication Date: November 2007
Page(s): 1531 – 1546
Author(s): Ross Damiani, Cecílio Vasconcelos, Alain Renaut, John Hancox and Adam Yates
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DAMIANI, R., VASCONCELOS, C., RENAUT, A., HANCOX, J., YATES, A. 2007. Dolichuranus primaevus (Therapsida: Anomodontia) from the Middle Triassic of Namibia and its phylogenetic relationships. Palaeontology, 50, 6, 1531–1546.

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