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Functional anatomy and feeding biomechanics of a giant Upper Jurassic pliosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from Weymouth Bay, Dorset, UK

Pliosaurs were among the largest predators in Mesozoic seas, and yet their functional anatomy and feeding biomechanics are poorly understood. A new, well-preserved pliosaur from the Kimmeridgian of Weymouth Bay (UK) revealed cranial adaptations related to feeding. Digital modelling of computed tomog...

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Autores principales: Foffa, Davide, Cuff, Andrew R, Sassoon, Judyth, Rayfield, Emily J, Mavrogordato, Mark N, Benton, Michael J
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Blackwell Science Inc 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4111928/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24925465
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12200
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