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Nasutoceratops titusi (Ornithischia, Ceratopsidae), a basal centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Kaiparowits Formation, southern Utah

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Article: e1054936 | Received 29 Apr 2014, Accepted 03 May 2015, Published online: 13 Jan 2016

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