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Gebo, D.L., Dagosto, M., Beard, K.C., Ni, X., Qi, T. (2008). A Haplorhine First Metatarsal from the Middle Eocene of China. In: Fleagle, J.G., Gilbert, C.C. (eds) Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73896-3_16
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