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- Note sur des Mammifères fossiles nouveaux provenant des phospharites du Quercy. H Filhol, 1880
- Découverte de mammifères nouveaux dans les dépôts de phosphate de chaux du Quercy. H Filhol, CR Acad Sci, 1880
