Article: Braincases of abelisaurid theropods from the Upper Cretaceous of north Patagonia
Publication: Palaeontology
Volume:
54
Part:
4
Publication Date:
July
2011
Page(s):
793
–
806
Author(s):
Ariana Paulina Carabajal
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