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A new juvenile specimen of Yunnanosaurus robustus (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) from Early to Middle Jurassic of Chuxiong Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China

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Pages 252-277 | Received 30 Jun 2013, Accepted 30 Jun 2013, Published online: 28 Aug 2013

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