Taphonomic evidence for high-speed adapted fins in thunniform ichthyosaurs

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-70

  Lingham Soliar, Theagarten ^a   Plodowski, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caudal and dorsal fins; Fiber architecture; Ichthyosaur soft tissue preservations; Swimming efficiency; Tensile stiffness

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; JURASSIC; REPTILE; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION; SWIMMING; TAPHONOMY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ARTICLE; HINDLIMB; HYDRODYNAMICS; ICHTHYOSAUR; LOCOMOTION; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; SHARK; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; FISHES; FOSSILS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSEUMS; SEAWATER; SWEDEN;

CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; LAMNIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; STENOPTERYGIUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845808299     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-006-0160-8     Document Type: Article

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