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The data on morphology and systematics of Late Permian dicynodonts of Eastern Europe are considered. The taxonomic position of dicynodonts and probable evolutionary trends in their development are discussed.
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Original Russian Text © A.A. Kurkin, 2010, published in Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal, 2010, No. 6, pp. 72–80.
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Kurkin, A.A. Late Permian dicynodonts of Eastern Europe. Paleontol. J. 44, 672–681 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030110060092
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