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Reconstruction of the adductor chamber and predicted bite force in pterodactyloids (Pterosauria)

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Pêgas, Rodrigo V, Costa, Fabiana R, Kellner, Alexander W A (2021): Reconstruction of the adductor chamber and predicted bite force in pterodactyloids (Pterosauria). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 (2): 602, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa163, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/193/2/602/6105019

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