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Growth mechanisms in dinosaur eggshells: an insight from electron backscatter diffraction

Miguel Moreno-Azanza Grupo Aragosaurus–IUCA, Área de Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
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Elisabetta Mariani Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool, 4 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L69 3GP, U.K.
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Blanca Bauluz Área de Mineralogía, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
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José I. Canudo Grupo Aragosaurus–IUCA, Área de Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
Pages 121-130 | Received 24 Feb 2012, Accepted 24 Jun 2012, Published online: 08 Jan 2013

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