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Article: A tiny lizard (Lepidosauria, Squamata) from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 3
Publication Date: May 2012
Page(s): 491 – 500
Author(s): Arnau Bolet and Susan E. Evans
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BOLET, A., EVANS, S. E. 2012. A tiny lizard (Lepidosauria, Squamata) from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain. Palaeontology, 55, 3, 491–500.

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