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Evolution of Squamata Reptiles in Patagonia based on the fossil record

  1. ADRIANA M. ALBINO*

Article first published online: 31 MAY 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01691.x

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Special Issue: Palaeogeography and Palaeoclimatology of Patagonia: Implications for Biodiversity

Volume 103, Issue 2, pages 441–457, June 2011

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ALBINO, A. M. (2011), Evolution of Squamata Reptiles in Patagonia based on the fossil record. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 103: 441–457. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01691.x

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* E-mail: aalbino@mdp.edu.ar

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  1. Issue published online: 31 MAY 2011
  2. Article first published online: 31 MAY 2011
  3. Received 15 March 2011; accepted for publication 15 March 2011

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