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A new taxon of helodermatid-like lizard from the Albian–Cenomanian of Utah

Randall L. Nydam Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73072; Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019
Pages 285-294 | Received 26 Apr 1999, Accepted 18 Nov 1999, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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