Late cenozoic land mammals and interamerican environments
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Diets and environments of late Cenozoic mammals in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau Evidence from stable isotopes
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عنوان ژورنال: The Paleontological Society Special Publications
سال: 1992
ISSN: 2475-2622,2475-2681
DOI: 10.1017/s2475262200008662