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Two New Specimens of Conchoraptor gracilis (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia

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Foster, William, Norell, Mark A., Balanoff, Amy M. (2025): Two New Specimens of Conchoraptor gracilis (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 2025 (4033): 1-68, DOI: 10.1206/4033.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2025/issue-4033/4033.1/Two-New-Specimens-of-Conchoraptor-gracilis-Theropoda--Oviraptorosauria-from/10.1206/4033.1.full

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