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Postcranial Osteology Of Azendohsaurus Madagaskarensis (?Middle To Upper Triassic, Isalo Group, Madagascar) And Its Systematic Position Among Stem Archosaur Reptiles

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Nesbitt, Sterling J., Flynn, John J., Pritchard, Adam C., Parrish, J. Michael, Ranivoharimanana, Lovasoa, Wyss, André R. (2015): Postcranial Osteology Of Azendohsaurus Madagaskarensis (?Middle To Upper Triassic, Isalo Group, Madagascar) And Its Systematic Position Among Stem Archosaur Reptiles. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2015 (398): 1-126, DOI: 10.1206/amnb-899-00-1-126.1, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1206/amnb-899-00-1-126.1

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