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Original Articles

The medial carpal and metacarpal elements of Eremotherium and Megatherium (Xenarthra: Mammalia)

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Pages 525-533 | Received 14 Jul 1992, Accepted 29 Dec 1992, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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