PLESIOSAURS (DIAPSIDA, SAUROPTERYGIA) FROM LATE CRETACEOUS (LATE CAMPANIAN–EARLY MAASTRICHTIAN) MARGINAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTS FROM NORTH PATAGONIA
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عنوان ژورنال: Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2469-0228
DOI: 10.5710/peapa.13.05.2015.105