Proboscidea, Vol. 1: A Monograph of the Discovery, Evolution, Migration and Extinction of the Mastodonts and Elephants of the World; Moeritherioidea, Deinotherioidea, Mastodontoidea (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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The facts upon which these phylogenetic results of mastodontoid and elephantoid ascent are established may be summarized as follows.
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