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Article: The fossil record and evolution of mousebirds (Aves: Coliiformes)

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 51
Part: 6
Publication Date: November 2008
Page(s): 1403 – 1418
Author(s): Nikita V. Zelenkov and Gareth J. Dyke
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ZELENKOV, N. V., DYKE, G. J. 2008. The fossil record and evolution of mousebirds (Aves: Coliiformes). Palaeontology, 51, 6, 1403–1418.

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