Eggshell and Histology Provide Insight on the Life History of a Pterosaur with Two Functional Ovaries
The counterpart of a previously described non-pterodactyloid pterosaur with an egg revealed the presence of a second egg inside the body cavity of this gravid female. It clearly shows that pterosaurs had two functional oviducts and demonstrates that the reduction of one oviduct was not a prerequisit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2015-09-01
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Series: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000401599&lng=en&tlng=en |