Sternal Elements of Early Dinosaurs Fill a Critical Gap in the Evolution of the Sternum in Avemetatarsalia (Reptilia: Archosauria)

The sternum is a functionally important but poorly understood component of the pectoral girdle in both living and extinct dinosaurs. When ossified, the dinosaur sternum consists of paired plates situated just posterior to the clavicles and scapulocoracoid. In Avialae, the sternal plates are fused at...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of vertebrate paleontology 2019-09, Vol.39 (5), p.e1700992
Hauptverfasser:	Bradley, Alexander B, Burch, Sara H, Turner, Alan H, Smith, Nathan D, Irmis, Randall B, Nesbitt, Sterling J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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