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A reassessment of the historical fossil findings from Bahia State (Northeast Brazil) reveals a diversified dinosaur fauna in the Lower Cretaceous of South America

Kamila L. N. Bandeiraa Laboratório de Sistemática e Biogeografia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bruno A. Navarrob Laboratório de Herpetologia e Paleontologia, Museu de Zoologia - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0528-5389View further author information
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Arthur S. Bruma Laboratório de Sistemática e Biogeografia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;d Laboratório de Sistemática e Tafonomia de Vertebrados Fósseis, Departamento de Geologia e Paleontologia, Museu Nacional - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3927-0318View further author information
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Received 06 Nov 2023, Accepted 09 Feb 2024, Published online: 11 Apr 2024

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