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Original Articles

An archaeocete whale (Cetacea: Archaeoceti) from the Eocene Waihao Greensand, New Zealand

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Pages 574-583 | Received 10 Jun 1994, Accepted 06 Oct 1996, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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