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Rijsdijk, K.F., Hume, J.P., Bunnik, F., Florens, F.B.V., Baider, C., Shapiro, B., van der Plicht, J., Janoo, A., Griffiths, O., van den Hoek Ostende, L.W., Cremer, H., Vernimmen, T., De Louw, P.G.B., Bholah, A., Saumtally, S, Porch, N. and Haile, J. 2009. Mid-Holocene vertebrate bone Concentration-Lagerstätte on oceanic island Mauritius provide a window into the ecosystem of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus). Quaternary Science Reviews 28: 14-24.
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