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The Illusory Evidence for Asian Brachiosauridae: New Material of Erketu ellisoni and a Phylogenetic Reappraisal of Basal Titanosauriformes

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Ksepka, Daniel T., Norell, Mark A. (2010): The Illusory Evidence for Asian Brachiosauridae: New Material of Erketu ellisoni and a Phylogenetic Reappraisal of Basal Titanosauriformes. American Museum Novitates 2010 (3700): 1-28, DOI: 10.1206/3700.2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3700.2

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