The braincases of mosasaurs and Varanus, and the relationships of snakes

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

• Publication date

  2000-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1096-3642.2000.TB00614.X
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