Rib fracture in Prognathodon saturator (Mosasauridae, Late Cretaceous)

Autor: J.W.M. Jagt, B. M. Rothschild, Anne S. Schulp, P.A.M. Hofman, G. H I M Walenkamp
Přispěvatelé: Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Marine Biogeology
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Schulp, A S, Walenkamp, G H I M, Hofman, P A M, Rothschild, B M & Jagt, J W M 2004, ' Rib fracture in Prognathodon saturator (Mosasauridae, Late Cretaceous) ', Netherlands Journal of Geosciences = Geologie en Mijnbouw, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 251-254 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020345
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences = Geologie en Mijnbouw, 83(4), 251-254. Koninklijk Nederlands Geologisch Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap
ISSN: 1573-9708
0016-7746
DOI: 10.1017/s0016774600020345
Popis: Two unusual bumps occur on the internal surface of a rib of the marine reptile Prognathodon saturator from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Maastricht, The Netherlands. These bumps are interpreted as stress fractures, possibly related to agonistic behaviour.
Databáze: OpenAIRE