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The Lower Jurassic ornithischian dinosaur Heterodontosaurus tucki Crompton & Charig, 1962: cranial anatomy, functional morphology, taxonomy, and relationships

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Norman, David B., Crompton, Alfred W., Butler, Richard J., Porro, Laura B., Charig, Alan J. (2011): The Lower Jurassic ornithischian dinosaur Heterodontosaurus tucki Crompton & Charig, 1962: cranial anatomy, functional morphology, taxonomy, and relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 182-276, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5440801

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