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Research Article

The last of the oldies: a basal rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian) of Patagonia, Argentina

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Received 11 Nov 2023, Accepted 15 Dec 2023, Published online: 03 Jan 2024

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