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The youngest species of the aquatic sloth Thalassocnus and a reassessment of the relationships of the nothrothere sloths (Mammalia: Xenarthra)

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Pages 387-397 | Received 14 Jan 2002, Accepted 30 Oct 2003, Published online: 02 Aug 2010

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