Skull sinuses precluded extinct crocodile relatives from cetacean-style deep diving as they transitioned from land to sea
由于颅骨鼻窦的限制,已灭绝的鳄鱼近亲无法像鲸类那样进行深潜,从而无法适应从陆地到海洋的过渡。
期刊:Royal Society Open Science
影响因子:2.9
doi:10.1098/rsos.241272
Young, Mark T; Schwab, Julia A; Dufeau, David; Racicot, Rachel A; Cowgill, Thomas; Bowman, Charlotte I W; Witmer, Lawrence M; Herrera, Yanina; Higgins, Robert; Zanno, Lindsay; Xing, Xu; Clark, James; Brusatte, Stephen L