Intervertebral Articulation and the Evolution of Large Body Size in Archosauria

Dinosaurs are the largest animals to ever walk on the continents and some reached body sizes of up to 70 tons. Observation of their closest living relatives, birds and crocodylians, could never allow for prediction of gigantic dinosaurian forms. Therefore, the fossil record is crucial to understandi...

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Main Author: Stefanic, Candice Marie
Other Authors: Geosciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78265