The biomechanical significance of bifurcated cervical ribs in apatosaurine sauropods

Bifurcated cervical ribs have evolved infrequently in dinosaurs. Previously documented examples include those in abelisaurid theropods, leptoceratopsid ceratopsians, and turiasaurian sauropods. In apatosaurine sauropods a spectrum of cervical rib morphologies exists, from cervical ribs with small do...

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Main Authors: Matt Wedel, Mike Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Libraries 2023-11-01
Series:Vertebrate Anatomy, Morphology, Palaeontology
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.php/VAMP/article/view/29394