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Systematic revision of Sarcosuchus hartti (Crocodyliformes) from the Recôncavo Basin (Early Cretaceous) of Bahia, north-eastern Brazil

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Souza, Rafael G., Figueiredo, Rodrigo G., Azevedo, Sérgio A. K., Riff, Douglas, Kellner, Alexander W. A. (2020): Systematic revision of Sarcosuchus hartti (Crocodyliformes) from the Recôncavo Basin (Early Cretaceous) of Bahia, north-eastern Brazil. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 188: 552-578, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz057

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