Palaeontology Developmental growth patterns of the filter - feeder pterosaur , Pterodaustro guiñazui
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Developmental growth patterns of the filter-feeder pterosaur, Pterodaustro guiñazui A. Chinsamy*, L. Codorniú and L. Chiappe Zoology Department, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, Republic of South Africa Becario CONICET, Departamento de Geologı́a, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco y Pedernera, CP 5700 San Luis, Argentina The Dinosaur Institute, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA *Author for correspondence ([email protected]).
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Developmental growth patterns of the filter-feeder pterosaur, Pterodaustro guiñazui.
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