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Article: New Australian Oligocene to Miocene ringtail possums (Pseudocheiridae) and revision of the genus Marlu

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 52
Part: 2
Publication Date: March 2009
Page(s): 441 – 456
Author(s): Karen K. Roberts, Michael Archer, Suzanne J. Hand and Henk Godthelp
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ROBERTS, K. K., ARCHER, M., HAND, S. J., GODTHELP, H. 2009. New Australian Oligocene to Miocene ringtail possums (Pseudocheiridae) and revision of the genus Marlu. Palaeontology, 52, 2, 441–456.

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