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The Mammals of the Late Eocene - Early Oligocene Solent Group. Part 2, Euarchonta (Nyctitheriidae and Primates), Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Pseudorhyncocyonidae, Pantolesta, Apatotheria

Les mammifères du Groupe Solent de l’Éocène tardif – Oligocène précoce. Partie 2, Euarchonta (Nyctitheriidae et Primates), Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Pseudorhyncocyonidae, Pantolesta, Apatotheria

Die Säugetiere des Oberen Eozäns und Unteren Oligozäns der Solent-Gruppe. Teil 2. Euarchonta (Nyctitheriidae und Primates), Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Pseudorhyncocyonidae, Pantolesta, Apatotheria

Млекопитающие позднего эоцена–раннего олигоцена из серии Солент. Часть 2, Euarchonta (Nyctitheriidae и Primates), Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Pseudorhyncocyonidae, Pantolesta, Apatotheria

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