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An Embryonic Oviraptorid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia

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  • 1. James M. Clark, & Chairman, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History.
  • 2. Research Associate, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History. Ronald S. Weintraub Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington D.C. 20052.
  • 3. Associate Curator and Chairman, Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Research Associate, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History.

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Norell, Mark A., Clark, James M., Chiappe, Luis M. (2001): An Embryonic Oviraptorid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3315: 1-20, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2001)315<0001:AEODTF>2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2001)315<0001:aeodtf>2.0.co;2

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