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New materials of Estesia mongoliensis (Squamata: Anguimorpha) and the evolution of venom grooves in lizards

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Yi, Hong-Yu, Norell, Mark A. (2013): New materials of Estesia mongoliensis (Squamata: Anguimorpha) and the evolution of venom grooves in lizards. American Museum Novitates 2013 (3767): 1-32, DOI: 10.1206/3767.2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3767.2

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