MegachasmaTaylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983

From NMNH Paleobiology Specimen Records (USNM)

Continent	North America
Country	United States
State/Province	North Carolina
County/Parish	Beaufort County

Institution Code	Usnm
Collection Code	Pal
Catalog Number	Usnm Pal459822

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NMNH Paleobiology Specimen Records (USNM)

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Public records from the Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. These data cover accessioned specimens representing fossil invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants from all over the world and include more than 139,000 paleobiological type specimen records.

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