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Pinniped turnover in the South Pacific Ocean: new evidence from the Plio-Pleistocene of the Atacama Desert, Chile

Ana M. Valenzuela-Toro Laboratorio de Ecofisiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
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Carolina S. Gutstein Laboratorio de Ecofisiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile; Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC, 20013-7012, U.S.A.
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Rafael M. Varas-Malca Departamento de Paleontología de Vertebrados, Museo de Historia Natural–UNMSM, Av. Arenales 1256, Lima 14, Perú
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Mario E. Suarez Museo Paleontológico de Caldera, Av. Wheelright 1, Caldera, Region de Atacama, Chile
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Nicholas D. Pyenson Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC, 20013-7012, U.S.A.; Department of Paleontology, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, Washington, 98195, U.S.A.
Pages 216-223 | Received 16 Jan 2012, Accepted 06 Jun 2012, Published online: 08 Jan 2013

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