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A New Species Of Baurusuchus (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) From The Upper Cretaceous Of Brazil, With The First Complete Postcranial Skeleton Described For The Family Baurusuchidae

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Nascimento, Paulo Miranda, Zaher, Hussam (2010): A New Species Of Baurusuchus (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) From The Upper Cretaceous Of Brazil, With The First Complete Postcranial Skeleton Described For The Family Baurusuchidae. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 50 (21): 323-361, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492010002100001, URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492010002100001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

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