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37 - Desmostylia

from Part VI - Marine mammals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2010

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Daryl P. Domning
Edited by
Christine M. Janis ,
Gregg F. Gunnell  and
Mark D. Uhen
Daryl P. Domning
Affiliation:
Howard University, Washington DC, USA
Christine M. Janis
Affiliation:
Brown University, Rhode Island
Gregg F. Gunnell
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Mark D. Uhen
Affiliation:
University of Alabama, Birmingham
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Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America , pp. 639 - 644
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2008

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  • Desmostylia
  • Edited by Christine M. Janis, Brown University, Rhode Island, Gregg F. Gunnell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mark D. Uhen, University of Alabama, Birmingham
  • Book: Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America
  • Online publication: 07 September 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511541438.038
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  • Desmostylia
  • Edited by Christine M. Janis, Brown University, Rhode Island, Gregg F. Gunnell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mark D. Uhen, University of Alabama, Birmingham
  • Book: Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America
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  • Desmostylia
  • Edited by Christine M. Janis, Brown University, Rhode Island, Gregg F. Gunnell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mark D. Uhen, University of Alabama, Birmingham
  • Book: Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America
  • Online publication: 07 September 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511541438.038
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