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Foreflipper and hindflipper muscle reconstructions of Cryptoclidus eurymerus in comparison to functional analogues: introduction of a myological mechanism for flipper twisting
BACKGROUND: Plesiosaurs, diapsid crown-group Sauropterygia, inhabited the oceans from the Late Triassic to the Late Cretaceous. Their most exceptional characteristic are four hydrofoil-like flippers. The question whether plesiosaurs employed their four flippers in underwater flight, rowing flight, o...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8684327/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35003916 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12537 |