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Eoraptor, (Neo)Theropoda

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Herrerasauridae - Phylogeny

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Eoraptor

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Carcharodontosaurus

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Allosauridae, Allosauroidea, Carnosauria, Ceratosauria, Sinraptoridae, Tetanurae, Theropoda.

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