Evidence for the Cretaceous shark Cretoxyrhina mantelli feeding on the pterosaur Pteranodon from the Niobrara Formation

A cervical vertebra of the large, pelagic pterodactyloid pterosaur Pteranodon sp. from the Late Cretaceous Niobrara Formation of Kansas, USA is significant for its association with a tooth from the large lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli. Though the tooth does not pierce the vertebral periosteu...

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Autores principales: Hone, David W.E., Witton, Mark P., Habib, Michael B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
Materias:
Paleontology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6296329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30581660
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6031

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6296329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30581660
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6031

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