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A new genus of Macroscelidea (Mammalia) from the Eocene of Algeria: a possible origin for elephant-shrews

Rodolphe Tabuce Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier, UMR 5554 du CNRS, Université Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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Brigitte Coiffait Laboratoire de Géologie des Ensembles Sédimentaires, Université Nancy I, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Philippe-Emmanuel Coiffait Laboratoire de Géologie des Ensembles Sédimentaires, Université Nancy I, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Mohamed Mahboubi Institut des Sciences de la Terre, Université d'Oran, B.P. El M'naouer, Oran, Algérie
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Jean-Jacques Jaeger Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier, UMR 5554 du CNRS, Université Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
Pages 535-546 | Received 01 Nov 1999, Accepted 15 Feb 2001, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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