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Redescription and phylogenetic position of the Adriatic (Upper Cretaceous; Cenomanian) dolichosaur Pontosaurus lesinensis (Kornhuber, 1873)

Stephanie E. Pierce Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada E-mail: [email protected]; University of Bristol, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom
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Michael W. Caldwell Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada E-mail: [email protected]; Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada
Pages 373-386 | Received 07 Oct 2002, Accepted 23 Jun 2003, Published online: 02 Aug 2010

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