New Mixosauridae (Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic of the Augusta Mountains (Nevada, USA) and their implications for mixosaur taxonomy

@article{Schmitz2004NewM,
  title={New Mixosauridae (Ichthyosauria) from the Middle Triassic of the Augusta Mountains (Nevada, USA) and their implications for mixosaur taxonomy},
  author={Lars Schmitz and P. Martin Sander and Glenn W. Storrs and Olivier Rieppel},
  journal={Palaeontographica Abteilung A},
  year={2004}
}
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