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The first record of dinosaur tracks from the Cretaceous Zhagang Group of the northwestern Guangdong Province, China

Lida Xinga State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China;b School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Martin G. Lockleyc Dinosaur Trackers Research Group, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USAView further author information
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Hendrik Kleind Saurierwelt Paläontologisches Museum Alte Richt 7, Neumarkt, GermanyView further author information
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Xianqiu Zhange Sinopec Star Petroleum Corporation, Guangdong, ChinaView further author information
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Chang Liub School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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W. Scott Personsf Mace Brown Museum of Natural History, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USAView further author information
Pages 102-107 | Received 08 Nov 2021, Accepted 19 Dec 2021, Published online: 02 Jan 2022

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