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A new psittacosaur from Inner Mongolia and the parrot-like structure and function of the psittacosaur skull

We describe a new species of psittacosaur, Psittacosaurus gobiensis, from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia and outline a hypothesis of chewing function in psittacosaurs that in many respects parallels that in psittaciform birds. Cranial features that accommodate increased bite force in psittac...

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Main Authors: Sereno, Paul C., Xijin, Zhao, Lin, Tan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842669/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19535376
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.0691
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