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A new diplodocoid sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Montana, USA

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Harris, Jerald D., Dodson, Peter (2004): A new diplodocoid sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Montana, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49 (2): 197-210, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13506585

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