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Historical Biology
An International Journal of Paleobiology
Volume 1, 1988 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

The Great Auk, Pinguinus impennis (L.) in Greenland

Pages 145-178 | Received 20 Dec 1987, Published online: 10 Jan 2009

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