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A well-preserved vertebra provides new insights into rebbachisaurid sauropod caudal anatomical and pneumatic features

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  • 1. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Río Negro, Argentina & IIPG, UNRN, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Av. Roca 1242, (R8332EXZ) General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina & Museo Carlos Ameghino, Belgrano 1700, Paraje Pichi Ruca (predio Marabunta), Cipolletti, Río Negro, 8300, Argentina
  • 2. Museo del Desierto Patagónico, Calle 6 S/N, Añelo, Neuquén, 8305, Argentina & Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén, 8300, Argentina & Catedra de Reptiles Mesozoicos, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén, 8300, Argentina
  • 3. College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and College of Podiatric Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, 91711, USA

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Windholz, Guillermo J., Porfiri, Juan D., Santos, Domenica Dos, Bellardini, Flavio, Wedel, Mathew J. (2024): A well-preserved vertebra provides new insights into rebbachisaurid sauropod caudal anatomical and pneumatic features. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 69 (1): 39-47, DOI: 10.4202/app.01104.2023, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.01104.2023

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