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Dinosaurian precursors from the Middle Triassic of Argentina: Marasuchus lilloensis, gen. nov.

Paul C. Sereno Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, and Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, 1027 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60637
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Andrea B. Arcucci Museo de Paleontología, Instituto de Antropología, Universidad Provincial de La Rioja, Avenida Ortiz de Ocampo 1700, 5300 La Rioja, Argentina
Pages 53-73 | Received 30 Mar 1992, Accepted 22 Oct 1992, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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