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Did dinosaurs have any relation with dung‐beetles? (The origin of coprophagy)

Antonio Arillo Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vicente M. Ortuño Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Pages 1405-1408 | Received 02 Aug 2007, Accepted 07 Feb 2008, Published online: 02 Dec 2010

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