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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Main Authors: Ismar de Souza Carvalho, João Tadeu Arruda, Oscar Rocha-Barbosa, Felipe Mesquita de Vasconcellos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2004-01-01
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