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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221003060 |