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Taxomomic validity of the ceratopsid dinosaur Ugrosaurus olsoni (Cobabe and Fastovsky)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Catherine A. Forster
Catherine A. Forster*
Affiliation:
Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, 1027 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Ceratopsid diversity at the end of the Cretaceous plays a role in interpreting faunal events at or near the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary in North America. The addition of a new ceratopsid genus within this time frame thus has potential ramifications for the interpretation of these events.

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Taxonomic Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , March 1993 , pp. 316 - 318
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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