The Endocranial Anatomy of Therizinosauria and Its Implications for Sensory and Cognitive Function

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Lautenschlager, Stephan ^a   Rayfield, Emily J ^a   Altangerel, Perle ^b   Zanno, Lindsay E ^c,d   Witmer, Lawrence M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

^c NC Museum of Natural Sciences   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLADISTICS; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DINOSAUR; ERLIKOSAURUS ANDREWSI; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FORAGING; FOSSIL; HEARING; INNER EAR; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; PLESIOMORPHY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SKULL; SMELLING; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TELENCEPHALON; THERIZINOSAURIA;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; DINOSAURS; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 84871261754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052289     Document Type: Article

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