The internal cranial anatomy of the Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia): Evidence for a functional secondary palate

Lethaia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-303

  Buchy, Marie Céline ^a   Frey, Eberhard ^a   Salisbury, Steven W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Choanae; Plesiosauria; Respiration; Salt glands; Secondary palate

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRANIUM; DINOSAUR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; RESPIRATION; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA; PLESIOSAURIA; REPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA;

EID: 33845233146     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160600847488     Document Type: Article

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