Life History of Rhamphorhynchus Inferred from Bone Histology and the Diversity of Pterosaurian Growth Strategies

BACKGROUND: Rhamphorhynchus from the Solnhofen Limestones is the most prevalent long tailed pterosaur with a debated life history. Whereas morphological studies suggested a slow crocodile-like growth strategy and superprecocial volant hatchlings, the only histological study hitherto conducted on Rha...

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Autores principales: Prondvai, Edina, Stein, Koen, Ősi, Attila, Sander, Martin P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3280310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22355361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031392

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3280310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22355361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031392

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