Microanatomical and Histological Features in the Long Bones of Mosasaurine Mosasaurs (Reptilia, Squamata) – Implications for Aquatic Adaptation and Growth Rates

BACKGROUND: During their evolution in the Late Cretaceous, mosasauroids attained a worldwide distribution, accompanied by a marked increase in body size and open ocean adaptations. This transition from land-dwellers to highly marine-adapted forms is readily apparent not only at the gross anatomic le...

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Autores principales: Houssaye, Alexandra, Lindgren, Johan, Pellegrini, Rodrigo, Lee, Andrew H., Germain, Damien, Polcyn, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3797777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24146919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076741

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3797777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24146919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076741

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