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A new tyrannosaurine (Theropoda:Tyrannosauridae) from the Campanian Foremost Formation of Alberta, Canada, provides insight into the evolution and biogeography of tyrannosaurids
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Voris, Jared T., Therrien, François, Zelenitsky, Darla K., Brown, Caleb M. (2020): A new tyrannosaurine (Theropoda:Tyrannosauridae) from the Campanian Foremost Formation of Alberta, Canada, provides insight into the evolution and biogeography of tyrannosaurids. Cretaceous Research 110 (104388): 1-15, DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104388
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