Leonardo Avilla/ UNIRIO Leonardo Avilla is a paleontologist at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (UNIRIO). He specializes in the evolution of mammal, and runs a lab at UNIRIO which has hosted a large number of students. Late last month, I was approached by Brazilian colleagues who asked me to help expose his long hist…
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Leonardo Avilla/ UNIRIO Leonardo Avilla is a paleontologist at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (UNIRIO). He specializ…
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