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A reappraisal of Notohypshilophodon comodorensis (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina

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Ibiricu, Lucio M., Martínez, Rubén D., Luna, Marcelo, Casal, Gabriel A. (2014): A reappraisal of Notohypshilophodon comodorensis (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. Zootaxa 3786 (4): 401-422, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3786.4.1

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