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Anatomy of Mahakala omnogovae (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae), Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia

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Turner, Alan H., Pol, Diego, Norell, Mark A. (2011): Anatomy of Mahakala omnogovae (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae), Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 2011 (3722): 1-68, DOI: 10.1206/3722.2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3722.2

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