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Article: Evolution of hindlimb posture in archosaurs: limb stresses in extinct vertebrates

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 50
Part: 6
Publication Date: November 2007
Page(s): 1519 – 1529
Author(s): Tai Kubo and Michael J. Benton
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KUBO, T., BENTON, M. J. 2007. Evolution of hindlimb posture in archosaurs: limb stresses in extinct vertebrates. Palaeontology, 50, 6, 1519–1529.

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