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Estes, R., Báez, A. (1985). Herpetofaunas of North and South America during the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic: Evidence for Interchange?. In: Stehli, F.G., Webb, S.D. (eds) The Great American Biotic Interchange. Topics in Geobiology, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9181-4_6
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