Titanosaurs and the origin of "wide-gauge" trackways: A biomechanical and systematic perspective on sauropod locomotion

Paleobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 252-267

  Wilson, Jeffrey A ^a   Carrano, Matthew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0032725144     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300026543     Document Type: Article

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