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Quaternary fossil faunas, overlapping taphonomies, and palaeofaunal reconstruction in North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

T. H. Worthy Palaeofaunal Surveys, 43 The Ridgeway, Nelson, New Zealand
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R. N. Holdaway Zoology Department, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Pages 275-361 | Received 27 Jun 1995, Accepted 14 Dec 1995, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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