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Osteology of a North American goniopholidid (Eutretauranosuchus delfsi) and palate evolution in Neosuchia

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Pritchard, Adam C., Turner, Alan H., Allen, Eric R., Norell, Mark A. (2013): Osteology of a North American goniopholidid (Eutretauranosuchus delfsi) and palate evolution in Neosuchia. American Museum Novitates 2013 (3783): 1-56, DOI: 10.1206/3783.2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3783.2

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