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Original Articles

A nonmarine tetrapod from the Middle Jurassic of the United States: a primitive crocodyliform from the Entrada Sandstone of eastern Utah

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Pages 554-560 | Received 17 Nov 1992, Accepted 21 Apr 1994, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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