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Connie Van Beek and Akiko Shinya prepping the fossil (IMAGE)

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Connie Van Beek and Akiko Shinya prepping the fossil

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Connie Van Beek (L) and Akiko Shinya (R) prepping the fossil 

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Journal
The Innovation
DOI
10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101086

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  • /Physical sciences/Earth sciences/Paleontology/Fossils/Animal fossils/Dinosaur fossils
  • /Physical sciences/Earth sciences/Paleontology/Fossils/Fossil records
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  • /Physical sciences/Earth sciences/Paleontology/Fossils
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  • /Physical sciences/Earth sciences/Paleontology/Paleobiology
  • /Life sciences/Evolutionary biology
  • /Life sciences/Organismal biology
  • /Life sciences
  • /Life sciences/Organismal biology/Anatomy
  • /Life sciences/Organismal biology/Animals/Vertebrates
  • /Life sciences/Organismal biology/Animals/Vertebrates/Birds

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