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A new titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Velaux-La-Bastide Neuve (southern France)

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Pages 2998-3017 | Received 19 Aug 2020, Accepted 20 Oct 2020, Published online: 21 Dec 2020

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