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Article: A new species of the enigmatic archosauromorph Doswellia from the Upper Triassic Bluewater Creek Formation, New Mexico, USA

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 6
Publication Date: November 2012
Page(s): 1333 – 1348
Author(s): Andrew B. Heckert, Spencer G. Lucas and Justin A. Spielmann
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HECKERT, A. B., LUCAS, S. G., SPIELMANN, J. A. 2012. A new species of the enigmatic archosauromorph Doswellia from the Upper Triassic Bluewater Creek Formation, New Mexico, USA. Palaeontology, 55, 6, 1333–1348.

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