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Macroevolutionary and morphofunctional patterns in theropod skulls: A morphometric approach

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Foth, Christian, Rauhut, Oliver W.M. (2013): Macroevolutionary and morphofunctional patterns in theropod skulls: A morphometric approach. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58 (1): 1-16, DOI: 10.4202/app.2011.0145, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.2011.0145

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