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New data on the diversity and abundance of small-bodied ornithopods (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Belly River Group (Campanian) of Alberta

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Pages 495-520 | Received 20 Mar 2012, Accepted 28 Oct 2012, Published online: 07 May 2013

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