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Paleogeography of the South Atlantic: a Route for Primates and Rodents into the New World?

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Oliveira, F.B.d., Molina, E.C., Marroig, G. (2009). Paleogeography of the South Atlantic: a Route for Primates and Rodents into the New World?. In: Garber, P.A., Estrada, A., Bicca-Marques, J.C., Heymann, E.W., Strier, K.B. (eds) South American Primates. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78705-3_3

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