A novel form of postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in a sauropod dinosaur: Implications for the paleobiology of Rebbachisauridae

A novel form of postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in a sauropod dinosaur: Implications for the paleobiology of Rebbachisauridae

In dinosaurs and other archosaurs, the presence of foramina connected with internal chambers in axial and appendicular bones is regarded as a robust indicator of postcranial skeletal pneumaticity (PSP). Here we analyze PSP and its paleobiological implications in rebbachisaurid diplodocoid sauropod d...

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Main Authors: Lucio M. Ibiricu, Matthew C. Lamanna, Rubén D.F. Martínez, Gabriel A. Casal, Ignacio A. Cerda, Gastón Martínez, Leonardo Salgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2017-06-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Subjects:
Dinosauria
Rebbachisauridae
Katepensaurus
air sac system
postcranial skeletal pneumaticity
pulmonary system
Cretaceous
Bajo Barreal Formation
Argentina
Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app62/app003162016.pdf

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