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A new enantiornithine from the Yixian Formation with the first recognized avian enamel specialization

Jingmai K. O’Connor Dinosaur Institute, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, U.S.A.; Key Laboratory of Evolutionary Systematics of Vertebrates, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthroplogy, 142 Xizhimenwai Dajie, Beijing, China, 100044
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Yuguang Zhang Beijing Museum of Natural History, 126 Tianqiao South Street, Beijing, China, 100050
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Luis M. Chiappe Dinosaur Institute, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, U.S.A.
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Qingjin Meng Beijing Museum of Natural History, 126 Tianqiao South Street, Beijing, China, 100050
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Li Quanguo Beijing Museum of Natural History, 126 Tianqiao South Street, Beijing, China, 100050
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Liu Di Beijing Museum of Natural History, 126 Tianqiao South Street, Beijing, China, 100050
Pages 1-12 | Received 20 Feb 2012, Accepted 30 Jul 2012, Published online: 08 Jan 2013

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