Peculiar macrophagous adaptations in a new Cretaceous pliosaurid

During the Middle and Late Jurassic, pliosaurid plesiosaurs evolved gigantic body size and a series of craniodental adaptations that have been linked to the occupation of an apex predator niche. Cretaceous pliosaurids (i.e. Brachaucheninae) depart from this morphology, being slightly smaller and lac...

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Autores principales: Fischer, Valentin, Arkhangelsky, Maxim S., Stenshin, Ilya M., Uspensky, Gleb N., Zverkov, Nikolay G., Benson, Roger B. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2015
Materias:
Biology (Whole Organism)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27019740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150552

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27019740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150552

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