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Evidence of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph genus Geosaurus in the Lower Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Late Jurassic) of England

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Pages 551-555 | Received 11 Apr 2013, Accepted 29 Apr 2013, Published online: 01 Jul 2013

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