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Article: Proterochampsa barrionuevoi (Archosauriformes: Proterochampsia) from the Late Triassic (Carnian) of Argentina and a phylogenetic analysis of Proterochampsia

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 4
Publication Date: July 2012
Page(s): 853 – 885
Author(s): David Dilkes and Andrea Arcucci
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DILKES, D., ARCUCCI, A. 2012. Proterochampsa barrionuevoi (Archosauriformes: Proterochampsia) from the Late Triassic (Carnian) of Argentina and a phylogenetic analysis of Proterochampsia. Palaeontology, 55, 4, 853–885.

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