A Rhinocerotid Skull Cooked-to-Death in a 9.2 Ma-Old Ignimbrite Flow of Turkey

BACKGROUND: Preservation of fossil vertebrates in volcanic rocks is extremely rare. An articulated skull (cranium and mandible) of a rhinoceros was found in a 9.2±0.1 Ma-old ignimbrite of Cappadocia, Central Turkey. The unusual aspect of the preserved hard tissues of the skull (rough bone surface an...

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Autores principales: Antoine, Pierre-Olivier, Orliac, Maeva J., Atici, Gokhan, Ulusoy, Inan, Sen, Erdal, Çubukçu, H. Evren, Albayrak, Ebru, Oyal, Neşe, Aydar, Erkan, Sen, Sevket
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/PMC3503723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23185510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049997

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23185510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049997

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