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A new crocodylian from the Early Eocene of south-eastern Queensland and a preliminary investigation of the phylogenetic relationships of crocodyloids

S.W. Salisbury School of Biological Science, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, 2052, Australia; Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Postfach 62 09, D-76042, Karlsruhe, Germany
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P.M.A. Willis Quinkana Pty Ltd, 3 Wanda Crescent, Berowra Heights, New South Wales, 2082, Australia
Pages 179-226 | Received 19 Nov 1994, Published online: 27 Nov 2008

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