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Details of the cranial anatomy of a primitive diplacodont brontothere, cf. Protitanotherium, from the Wiggins Formation of Wyoming (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Brontotheriidae)

Pages 1224-1232 | Received 14 Sep 2008, Accepted 27 Jan 2009, Published online: 02 Aug 2010

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