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Article: Origin and evolution of the Pseudorhyncocyonidae, a European Paleogene family of insectivorous placental mammals

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 56
Part: 4
Publication Date: July 2013
Page(s): 807 – 835
Author(s): Jerry J. Hooker
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HOOKER, J. J. 2013. Origin and evolution of the Pseudorhyncocyonidae, a European Paleogene family of insectivorous placental mammals. Palaeontology, 56, 4, 807–835.

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