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Article: Braincases of abelisaurid theropods from the Upper Cretaceous of north Patagonia

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 54
Part: 4
Publication Date: July 2011
Page(s): 793 – 806
Author(s): Ariana Paulina Carabajal
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CARABAJAL, A. 2011. Braincases of abelisaurid theropods from the Upper Cretaceous of north Patagonia. Palaeontology, 54, 4, 793–806.

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