A new eutherocephalian (Therapsida, Therocephalia) from the upper Permian Madumabisa Mudstone Formation (Luangwa Basin) of Zambia

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• Handling editor: Blaire Van Valkenburgh. Citation for this article: Huttenlocker, A. K., C. A. Sidor, and K. D. Angielczyk. 2015. A new eutherocephalian (Therapsida, Therocephalia) from the upper Permian Madumabisa Mudstone Formation (Luangwa Basin) of Zambia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2015.969400.
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