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Transfer of the Cretaceous fossil vertebrate collection from Columbus State University to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2023

Matthew T. Carrano*
Affiliation:
Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20013-7012, USA ; ;
David R. Schwimmer
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, 31907-5645, USA
Jessica Nakano
Affiliation:
Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20013-7012, USA ; ;
Amanda Millhouse
Affiliation:
Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20013-7012, USA ; ;
*
*Corresponding author.

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