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Article: A new species of the catfish Nigerium from the Palaeogene of the Tilemsi Valley, Republic of Mali

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 53
Part: 3
Publication Date: May 2010
Page(s): 571 – 594
Author(s): Alison Longbottom
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LONGBOTTOM, A. 2010. A new species of the catfish Nigerium from the Palaeogene of the Tilemsi Valley, Republic of Mali. Palaeontology, 53, 3, 571–594.

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