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A new cranial reconstruction of Coelurosauravus elivensis Piveteau, 1926 (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae) and its implications on the paleoecology of the first gliding vertebrates

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Article: e1930020 | Received 17 Dec 2020, Accepted 03 May 2021, Published online: 12 Jul 2021

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