Helically arranged cross struts in azhdarchid pterosaur cervical vertebrae and their biomechanical implications

Helically arranged cross struts in azhdarchid pterosaur cervical vertebrae and their biomechanical implications

Summary: Azhdarchid pterosaurs, the largest flying vertebrates, remain poorly understood, with fundamental aspects of their palaeobiology unknown. X-ray computed tomography reveals a complex internal micro-architecture for three-dimensionally preserved, hyper-elongate cervical vertebrae of the Creta...

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Main Authors: Cariad J. Williams, Martino Pani, Andrea Bucchi, Roy E. Smith, Alexander Kao, William Keeble, Nizar Ibrahim, David M. Martill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Imaging Anatomy
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Animal Morphology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221003060

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