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Osteology Of Khaan Mckennai (Oviraptorosauria: Theropoda)

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Balanoff, Amy M., Norell, Mark A. (2012): Osteology Of Khaan Mckennai (Oviraptorosauria: Theropoda). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2012 (372): 1-77, DOI: 10.1206/803.1, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/803.1

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