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Brontotheriidae (Perissodactyla) from the late early and middle Eocene (Bridgerian), Wasatch and Bridger formations, southern Green River Basin, southwestern Wyoming

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Pages 349-368 | Received 20 Nov 1998, Accepted 15 Nov 1999, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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