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Article: Bony-toothed birds (Aves: Pelagornithidae) from the Middle Eocene of Belgium

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 53
Part: 2
Publication Date: March 2010
Page(s): 365 – 376
Author(s): Gerald Mayr and Thierry Smith
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MAYR, G., SMITH, T. 2010. Bony-toothed birds (Aves: Pelagornithidae) from the Middle Eocene of Belgium. Palaeontology, 53, 2, 365–376.

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