Vertebral Adaptations to Large Body Size in Theropod Dinosaurs.

Vertebral Adaptations to Large Body Size in Theropod Dinosaurs.

Rugose projections on the anterior and posterior aspects of vertebral neural spines appear throughout Amniota and result from the mineralization of the supraspinous and interspinous ligaments via metaplasia, the process of permanent tissue-type transformation. In mammals, this metaplasia is generall...

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Main Authors: John P Wilson, D Cary Woodruff, Jacob D Gardner, Holley M Flora, John R Horner, Chris L Organ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4956032?pdf=render

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