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Conflicting evidence for the use of caudal autotomy in mesosaurs
The early Permian mesosaurs were the first amniotes to re-invade aquatic environments. One of their most controversial and puzzling features is their distinctive caudal anatomy, which has been suggested as a mechanism to facilitate caudal autotomy. Several researchers have described putative fractur...
Autores principales: | MacDougall, Mark J., Verrière, Antoine, Wintrich, Tanja, LeBlanc, Aaron R. H., Fernandez, Vincent, Fröbisch, Jörg |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7189235/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32346053 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63625-0 |
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