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Comparative analysis of the vertebral pneumatization in pterosaurs (Reptilia: Pterosauria) and extant birds (Avialae: Neornithes)

Birds and pterosaurs have pneumatic bones, a feature likely related to their flight capabilities but whose evolution and origin is still poorly understood. Pneumatic foramina are present on the external surface of the bone and are reliable indicators of post-cranial skeletal pneumatization present i...

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Autores principales: Buchmann, Richard, Avilla, Leonardo dos Santos, Rodrigues, Taissa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31652295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224165