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*ÂüÁ¶ : Reevaluation of the Lark Quarry dinosaur Tracksite(late Albian–Cenomanian Winton Formation, centralwestern Queensland, Australia): no longer a stampede? http://www.uq.edu.au/dinosaurs/documents/Romilio_et_al_2013.pdf
Dinosaur Stampede At Australia's Lark Quarry Tracksite May Have Been A 'Swim' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/dinosaur-stampede-swim-lark-quarry-tracksite_n_2442918.html
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