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Gunnell, G.F., Ciochcon, R.L. (2008). Revisiting Primate Postcrania from the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar. 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_15
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