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Morphology, microanatomy, and histology of titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) osteoderms from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia

Ignacio A. CerdaConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina;;Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Museo Carlos Ameghino, Belgrano 1700, Paraje Pichi Ruca (predio Marabunta) 8300, Cipolletti, Río Negro, Argentina, [email protected]; [email protected];
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Rodolfo A. GarcíaConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina;;Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Museo Carlos Ameghino, Belgrano 1700, Paraje Pichi Ruca (predio Marabunta) 8300, Cipolletti, Río Negro, Argentina, [email protected]; [email protected];
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Jaime E. PowellConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina;;Facultad de Ciencias Naturales Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, (4000)Tucumán, Argentina, [email protected];
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Oscar LopezMédicos Asociados de Tucumán (MATSA), Laprida 533, (4000)Tucumán, Argentina, [email protected]
Article: e905791 | Published online: 02 Feb 2015

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G.J. Windholz, R. González, I.A. Cerda, F. Bellardini, J.C.G. Silva, T.S. Marinho, L.C.B. Ribeiro & A.G. Martinelli. (2023) Osteohistology of Uberabatitan ribeiroi (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) provides insight into the life history of titanosaurs. Historical Biology 0:0, pages 1-11.
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