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The Braincase of the Basal Sauropod Dinosaur Spinophorosaurus and 3D Reconstructions of the Cranial Endocast and Inner Ear

BACKGROUND: Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to walk on land, and, as a result, the evolution of their remarkable adaptations has been of great interest. The braincase is of particular interest because it houses the brain and inner ear. However, only a few studies of these structures...

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Autores principales: Knoll, Fabien, Witmer, Lawrence M., Ortega, Francisco, Ridgely, Ryan C., Schwarz-Wings, Daniela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3260197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22272273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030060