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shell bones of chelid turtle Mendozachelys wichman
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vertebrae and long bones of odontocete (cf. Platan
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long bones of titanosaurian sauropod Atsinganosaur
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humerus and femora of sauropod dinosaur Apatosauru
humerus and femora of sauropod dinosaur Apatosaurus sp. [comparison to subfossil Bison priscus, Ceratopsia indet., and extant Giraffa camelopardalis, Stuthio camelus, Elephas maximus and Alligator mississippiensis]
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long bones of theropods (averostran theropod, Ther
long bones of theropods (averostran theropod, Theropoda indet.)
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back plates of Stegosaurus armatus or Stegosaurus stenops (Thyreophora: Stegosauria); CT images of plate of Stegosaurus sp.
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long bones of notosuchian mesoeucrocodylian crocod
long bones of notosuchian mesoeucrocodylian crocodylomorph Araripesuchus buitreraensis and Araripesuchus sp.
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osteoderms of crocodyliform crocodylomorph Peirosa
osteoderms of crocodyliform crocodylomorph Peirosauridae indet.
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