A well-preserved partial scapula from Japan and the reconstruction of the triosseal canal of plotopterids
The discovery of a well-preserved cranial end of a plotopterid scapula from the Early Oligocene Jinnobaru Formation in southwestern Japan has provided a fine example of its bone structure and has enabled the reconstruction of the triosseal canal (canalis triosseus) of the unique extinct penguin-like...
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/5391.pdf |