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Research Article

Re-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum Russell and Zheng, 1993, and the evolution of exceptionally long necks in mamenchisaurids

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Article: 2171818 | Received 27 Sep 2022, Accepted 19 Jan 2023, Published online: 15 Mar 2023

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