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A new dromaeosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Khulsan locality of Mongolia

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Turner, Alan H., Montanari, Shaena, Norell, Mark A. (2021): A new dromaeosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Khulsan locality of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 2021 (3965): 1-48, DOI: 10.1206/3965.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2020/issue-3965/3965.1/A-New-Dromaeosaurid-from-the-Late-Cretaceous-Khulsan-Locality-of/10.1206/3965.1.full

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