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Large size in aquatic tetrapods compensates for high drag caused by extreme body proportions
Various Mesozoic marine reptile lineages evolved streamlined bodies and efficient lift-based swimming, as seen in modern aquatic mammals. Ichthyosaurs had low-drag bodies, akin to modern dolphins, but plesiosaurs were strikingly different, with long hydrofoil-like limbs and greatly variable neck and...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9051157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35484197 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03322-y |