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The Evolution of the Antorbital Cavity of Archosaurs: A Study in Soft-Tissue Reconstruction in the Fossil Record with an Analysis of the Function of Pneumaticity

Pages 1-76 | Received 16 Aug 1995, Accepted 29 Aug 1996, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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