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A description of Megalosaurus bucklandii (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Bathonian of the UK and the relationships of Middle Jurassic theropods

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Benson, Roger B. J. (2010): A description of Megalosaurus bucklandii (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Bathonian of the UK and the relationships of Middle Jurassic theropods. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158 (4): 882-935, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00569.x, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00569.x

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