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Taphonomy and taxonomy of a vertebrate microsite in the mid-Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) Blackleaf Formation, southwest Montana

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Pages 311-328 | Received 20 Jun 2011, Accepted 29 Jun 2011, Published online: 21 Jul 2011

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