Forelimb orientation and locomotion of sauropod dinosaurs: insights from the ?Middle Jurassic Tafaytour tracksites (Argana Basin, Morocco)

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• Submitted June 1, 2017; revisions received June 15, 2018; accepted July 6, 2018.
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