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Form and function of the pelvic girdle of Thalattosuchia and Dyrosauridae (Crocodyliformes)
- 1. Universite de Liège, Evolution and Diversity Dynamics Lab, All. du Six Août 14, 4000 Liège (Belgique) isaure.scavezzoni@gmail.com v.fischer@uliege.be
- 2. Department of Palaeontology, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Museum am LÖwentor, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart (Germany) michela.johnson@smns-bw.de
- 3. Sorbonne Universite, BUPMC - Pôle Collections, Tour Zamansky, 15 étage, bureau 1513, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05 (France) stephane.jouve@sorbonne-universite.fr
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Scavezzoni, Isaure, Fischer, Valentin, Johnson, Michela M., Jouve, Stéphane (2024): Form and function of the pelvic girdle of Thalattosuchia and Dyrosauridae (Crocodyliformes). Geodiversitas 46 (6): 135-326, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2024v46a6, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/g2024v46a6.pdf
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