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The origin and early evolution of metatherian mammals: the Cretaceous record
Abstract. Metatherians, which comprise marsupials and their closest fossil relatives, were one of the most dominant clades of mammals during the Cretaceous and are the most diverse clade of living mammals after Placentalia. Our understanding of this group has increased greatly over the past 20 years...
Autores principales: | Williamson, Thomas E., Brusatte, Stephen L., Wilson, Gregory P. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284630/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25589872 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.465.8178 |
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