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The Ruditayoj-Tunasniyoj fossil area (Chuquisaca, Bolivia): a Triassic chirotheriid megatracksite and reinterpretation of purported thyreophoran tracks

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Pages 2883-2896 | Received 23 Jul 2020, Accepted 04 Oct 2020, Published online: 23 Oct 2020

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