A review of gastrolith function with implications for fossil vertebrates and a revised classification

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Wings, Oliver ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digestion; Digestive tract; Gastrolith function; Gastroliths; Ingesta; Palaeobiology; Stomach stones; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FOSSIL; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34047095357     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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