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New specimen of Pucatherium parvum (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae), a singular dasypodid of the Paleogene (Eocene) of northwest Argentina: importance in the early evolution of armadillos

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Article: e1670669 | Received 14 Jan 2019, Accepted 21 Aug 2019, Published online: 30 Oct 2019

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