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Anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Chimaerasuchus paradoxus, an unusual crocodyliform reptile from the Lower Cretaceous of Hubei, China

Xiao-Chun Wu Department of Palaeobiology, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2C6; Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 643, Beijing 100044, China
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Hans-Dieter Sues Department of Palaeobiology, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2C6; Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3G5
Pages 688-702 | Received 06 Sep 1995, Accepted 21 Dec 1995, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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