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A freshwater ichthyofauna from the late Eocene Birket Qarun Formation, Fayum, Egypt

Alison M. Murray Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9, Canada
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Todd D. Cook Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9, Canada
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Yousry S. Attia Deceased, formerly of the Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority, Cairo Geological Museum, Cairo, Egypt
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Prithijit Chatrath Division of Fossil Primates, Duke University Primate Center, 1013 Broad Street, Durham, North Carolina, 27705, U.S.A.
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Elwyn L. Simons Division of Fossil Primates, Duke University Primate Center, 1013 Broad Street, Durham, North Carolina, 27705, U.S.A.
Pages 665-680 | Received 29 Jan 2009, Accepted 04 Nov 2009, Published online: 19 May 2010

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