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The evolution of the feather:Sinosauropteryx, a colourful tail

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Book ID: 106316885
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 701 KB
Volume: 152
Category: Article
ISSN: 0021-8375
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0620-y

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