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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Volume 34, 2014 - Issue 4
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First report of a pelvic girdle in the fossil snake Wonambi naracoortensis Smith, 1976, and a revised diagnosis for the genus

Alessandro PalciDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AlbertaT6G 2E9, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael W. CaldwellDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AlbertaT6G 2E9, Canada
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John D. ScanlonEcoscape, PO Box 50, North FremantleWA6159, Australia
Pages 965-969 | Received 16 Jan 2013, Accepted 19 Aug 2013, Published online: 08 Jul 2014
 
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

For assistance in museum collections, we wish to thank M. A. Binnie and M. S. Y. Lee (SAM); K. Hughes (Riversleigh Fossil Centre, Mount Isa, Australia); and J. B. Losos, J. Rosado, J. Martinez, and T. Takahashi (MCZ). We thank E. H. Reed and R. Wells for providing data and information about the fossil material found at Naracoorte Caves. This research was funded by the following grants: Alberta 655 Innovates Ph.D. Student Scholarship to A.P., and NSERC Discovery Grant (no. 238458), NSERC Accelerator Grant (412275), and Chair's Research Allowance to M.W.C.

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