Quantitative assessment of the vertebral pneumaticity in an anhanguerid pterosaur using micro-CT scanning

Abstract Research on the postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in pterosaurs is common in the literature, but most studies present only qualitative assessments. When quantitative, they are done on isolated bones. Here, we estimate the Air Space Proportion (ASP) obtained from micro-CT scans of the sequen...

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Main Authors: Richard Buchmann, Borja Holgado, Gabriela Sobral, Leonardo dos Santos Avilla, Taissa Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97856-6