Anatomy of Mahakala omnogovae (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae), Tögr ögiin Shiree, Mongolia

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3722, 2011, Pages 1-66

  Turner, Alan H ^a,b   Pol, Diego ^b,c   Norell, Mark A ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

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EID: 80054704495     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/3722.2     Document Type: Article

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