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Article: Osteology of Barapasaurus tagorei (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Jurassic of India

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 53
Part: 3
Publication Date: May 2010
Page(s): 533 – 569
Author(s): Saswati Bandyopadhyay, David D. Gillette, Sanghamitra Ray and Dhurjati P. Sengupta
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BANDYOPADHYAY, S., GILLETTE, D. D., RAY, S., SENGUPTA, D. P. 2010. Osteology of Barapasaurus tagorei (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Jurassic of India. Palaeontology, 53, 3, 533–569.

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