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Terrestrial Origin of Viviparity in Mesozoic Marine Reptiles Indicated by Early Triassic Embryonic Fossils
Viviparity in Mesozoic marine reptiles has traditionally been considered an aquatic adaptation. We report a new fossil specimen that strongly contradicts this traditional interpretation. The new specimen contains the oldest fossil embryos of Mesozoic marine reptile that are about 10 million years ol...
Autores principales: | Motani, Ryosuke, Jiang, Da-yong, Tintori, Andrea, Rieppel, Olivier, Chen, Guan-bao |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24533127 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088640 |
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