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A new plesiosauroid from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alhadas, Portugal

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Smith, Adam S., Araújo, Ricardo, Mateus, Octávio (2012): A new plesiosauroid from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alhadas, Portugal. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 (2): 257-266, DOI: 10.4202/app.2011.0023, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.2011.0023

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