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Didactyl, tridactyl and tetradactyl theropod trackways from the Lower Jurassic of Morocco: evidence of limping, labouring and other irregular gaits

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Pages 100-108 | Received 22 May 2009, Accepted 18 Mar 2010, Published online: 27 May 2010

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