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Article: Micro-computed tomography reveals a diversity of Peramuran mammals from the Purbeck Group (Berriasian) of England

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 4
Publication Date: July 2012
Page(s): 789 – 817
Author(s): Brian M. Davis
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DAVIS, B. M. 2012. Micro-computed tomography reveals a diversity of Peramuran mammals from the Purbeck Group (Berriasian) of England. Palaeontology, 55, 4, 789–817.

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