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A metriorhynchid crocodyliform braincase from northern Chile

Marta S. Fernández Departamento Paleontología Vertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, La Plata, 1900, Argentina
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Ariana Paulina Carabajal Museo Carmen Funes, , Av. Córdoba 55, Plaza Huincul, 8318, Neuquén, Argentina E-mail: [email protected]
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Zulma Gasparini Departamento Paleontología Vertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, La Plata, 1900, Argentina
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Guillermo Chong Díaz Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Angamos, 0610, Antofagasta, Chile
Pages 369-377 | Received 30 Apr 2010, Accepted 13 Nov 2010, Published online: 21 Mar 2011

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