Apparent sixth sense in theropod evolution: The making of a Cretaceous weathervane.

Two separate and distinctive skills are necessary to find prey: Detection of its presence and determination of its location. Surface microscopy of the dentary of albertosaurines revealed a previously undescribed sensory modification, as will be described here. While dentary "foramina" were...

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Main Authors: Bruce M Rothschild, Virginia Naples
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5667833?pdf=render