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Bird tracks from the Green River Formation (Eocene) of Utah: ichnotaxonomy, diversity, community structure and convergence

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Pages 2085-2102 | Received 31 Mar 2020, Accepted 16 May 2020, Published online: 20 Jun 2020

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