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Research Article

Diagnosis of bone diseases in two representatives of the Pleistocene megafauna of Bahia, Brazil

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Pages 3224-3227 | Received 11 Sep 2020, Accepted 02 Dec 2020, Published online: 23 Dec 2020

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