Mosasaurs, Limpets or Diagenesis: How <i>Placenticeras</i> Shells Got Punctured

Claimed mosasaur bites in Upper Cretaceous Placenticeras shells from the Western United States are reinterpreted as limpetmade pits that became punctured by compactional pressure and beveled during diagenesis. <br><br> Die von Kauffman & Kesling (1960) als Mosasaurier-Bisse gedeutete...

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Main Author: A. Seilacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 1998-01-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/1/93/1998/fr-1-93-1998.pdf