The smallest biggest theropod dinosaur: a tiny pedal ungual of a juvenile Spinosaurus from the Cretaceous of Morocco

We describe a nearly complete pedal ungual phalanx, discovered in the Kem Kem Beds (Cenomanian) of Tafilalt region, south-eastern Morocco. The bone is symmetric, pointed, low, elongate, and almost flat ventrally in lateral aspect. This peculiar morphology allows to refer the specimen to the smallest...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maganuco, Simone, Dal Sasso, Cristiano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
Materias:
Evolutionary Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29868253
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4785

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29868253
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4785

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