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Cranial ontogenetic variation in early saurischians and the role of heterochrony in the diversification of predatory dinosaurs

Non-avian saurischian skulls underwent at least 165 million years of evolution and shapes varied from elongated skulls, such as in the theropod Coelophysis, to short and box-shaped skulls, such as in the sauropod Camarasaurus. A number of factors have long been considered to drive skull shape, inclu...

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Autores principales: Foth, Christian, Hedrick, Brandon P., Ezcurra, Martin D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26839749
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1589