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Revision and phylogenetic affinities of Elosuchus (Crocodyliformes)

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Meunier, Louise M. V., Larsson, Hans C. E. (2017): Revision and phylogenetic affinities of Elosuchus (Crocodyliformes). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179 (1): 169-200, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12448, URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12448

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