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New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors

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Müller, Rodrigo T., Ezcurra, Martín D., Garcia, Mauricio S., Agnolín, Federico L., Stocker, Michelle R., Novas, Fernando E., Soares, Marina B., Kellner, Alexander W. A., Nesbitt, Sterling J. (2023): New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors. Nature 620 (7974): 589-594, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06359-z, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06359-z

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