Falanges ungueais de crocodilomorfos da Bacia Bauru(Cretáceo Superior, Brasil)
ungual phalanxes of recent crocodylomorphs are modifiedinto queratin covered claws. They are conical, ventrally curved with asharp distal end. They are used during locomotion, digging and femalesizing on copula. Nevertheless, fossil crocodylomorphs claws present awider morphological and functional d...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2004-01-01
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Series: | Anuário do Instituto de Geociências |
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Online Access: | http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/anuario_2004/anuario_igeo_2004_falanges.pdf |