- Tytuł:
- An enigmatic theropod Cryolophosaurus: reviews and comments on its paleobiology
- Autorzy:
- Yun, Changyu
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2060953.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2019
- Wydawca:
- Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
- Tematy:
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Cryolophosaurus
dinosauria
theropoda
ecology
Antarctica
kriolofozaur
dinozaury
teropod
ekologia
Antarktyda - Opis:
- Cryolophosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that is characterized by its distinctive crest formed by dorsally expanded lacrimals. Although its fossils are rare, currently recognized materials suggest this taxon was the largest predator in the Early Jurassic times in Antarctica, indicating it was the apex predator in its ecosystem. The skeleton of Cryolophosaurus bears both advanced and basal characteristics of theropods, making its position within theropod phylogenetic tree controversial. Its unusual anatomical features, size, and the habitat located close to the Jurassic polar circle all differ from other Early Jurassic theropods, indicating it was one of the most ecologically significant taxon of all theropods.
- Źródło:
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Volumina Jurassica; 2019, 17, 1; 103--110
1896-7876
1731-3708 - Pojawia się w:
- Volumina Jurassica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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