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A new carcharodontosaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina

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Coria, R. A., Currie, P. J. (2006): A new carcharodontosaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina. Geodiversitas 28 (1): 71-118, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5376792

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