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Quantitative histological models suggest endothermy in plesiosaurs
BACKGROUND: Plesiosaurs are marine reptiles that arose in the Late Triassic and survived to the Late Cretaceous. They have a unique and uniform bauplan and are known for their very long neck and hydrofoil-like flippers. Plesiosaurs are among the most successful vertebrate clades in Earth’s history....
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5994164/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29892509 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4955 |