A giant chelonioid turtle from the late Cretaceous of Morocco with a suction feeding apparatus unique among tetrapods.
<h4>Background</h4>Secondary adaptation to aquatic life occurred independently in several amniote lineages, including reptiles during the Mesozoic and mammals during the Cenozoic. These evolutionary shifts to aquatic environments imply major morphological modifications, especially of the...
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Autores principales: | Nathalie Bardet, Nour-Eddine Jalil, France de Lapparent de Broin, Damien Germain, Olivier Lambert, Mbarek Amaghzaz |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/04381160bf5a4ab6a279cd270adee2ac |
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