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The Age of Mammals in South America

Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America. By Darin Croft. Ilustrated by Velizar Simeonovski. Series: Life of the Past, Indiana University Press. 2016. 320 pp., 197 Color Illustrations, US$ 50.00 (Hardcover). ISBN: 978-0-253-02084-0

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  1. CONICET, División Paleontología de Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata, UNLP, Paseo del Bosque s/n B1900FWA, La Plata, Argentina

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Gelfo, J.N. The Age of Mammals in South America. J Mammal Evol 25, 443–444 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-017-9394-9

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