A Jurassic pterosaur from Patagonia and the origin of the pterodactyloid neurocranium

Pterosaurs are an extinct group of highly modified flying reptiles that thrived during the Mesozoic. This group has unique and remarkable skeletal adaptations to powered flight, including pneumatic bones and an elongate digit IV supporting a wing-membrane. Two major body plans have traditionally bee...

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Autores principales: Codorniú, Laura, Paulina Carabajal, Ariana, Pol, Diego, Unwin, David, Rauhut, Oliver W.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
Materias:
Paleontology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27635315
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2311

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27635315
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2311

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