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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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Autores principales: Fleischle, Corinna V., Wintrich, Tanja, Sander, P. Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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