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First record of Paleogene Elephantoidea (Mammalia, Proboscidea) from the Bugti Hills of Pakistan

Pierre-Olivier Antoine Laboratoire de Paléontologie, CC064, Université Montpellier 2, F-34095 Montpellier, France E-mail: [email protected]
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Jean-Loup Welcomme Laboratoire de Paléontologie, CC064, Université Montpellier 2, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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Laurent Marivaux Laboratoire de Paléontologie, CC064, Université Montpellier 2, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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Ibrahim Baloch Geology Department, University of Balochistan, Sariab Road, Quetta, Pakistan
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Mouloud Benammi Laboratorio de Paleomagnetismo, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 04510 Mexico DF, Mexico
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Pascal Tassy Laboratoire de Paléontologie, CNRS UMR 8569, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 8 rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France
Pages 977-980 | Received 01 Mar 2002, Accepted 09 Nov 2002, Published online: 02 Aug 2010

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