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Systematics and biogeography of crocodylians from the Miocene of Panama

Alexander K. Hastings Florida Museum of Natural History, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, U.S.A.
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Jonathan I. Bloch Florida Museum of Natural History, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, U.S.A.
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Carlos A. Jaramillo Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, Republic of Panama, 0843-03092
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Aldo F. Rincon Florida Museum of Natural History, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, U.S.A.; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, Republic of Panama, 0843-03092
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Bruce J. Macfadden Florida Museum of Natural History, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, U.S.A.
Pages 239-263 | Received 14 Dec 2011, Accepted 16 Jul 2012, Published online: 05 Mar 2013

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