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Abelisauroidea (Theropoda, Dinosauria) from Africa: a review of the fossil record

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Souza-Júnior, André Luis de, Candeiro, Carlos Roberto dos Anjos, Vidal, Luciano da Silva, Brusatte, Stephen Louis, Mortimer, Mickey (2023): Abelisauroidea (Theropoda, Dinosauria) from Africa: a review of the fossil record. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.019, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/177016

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