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Article: The postcranial anatomy of Coloradisaurus brevis (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Argentina and its phylogenetic implications

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 56
Part: 2
Publication Date: March 2013
Page(s): 277 – 301
Author(s): Cecilia Alpaldetti, Diego Pol and Adam Yates
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ALPALDETTI, C., POL, D., YATES, A. 2013. The postcranial anatomy of Coloradisaurus brevis (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Argentina and its phylogenetic implications. Palaeontology, 56, 2, 277–301.

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