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The absence of an invasive air sac system in the earliest dinosaurs suggests multiple origins of ver...

The absence of an invasive air sac system in the earliest dinosaurs suggests multiple origins of ver...

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The absence of an invasive air sac system in the earliest dinosaurs suggests multiple origins of vertebral pneumaticity

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The absence of an invasive air sac system in the earliest dinosaurs suggests multiple origins of vertebral pneumaticity

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Scientific reports, 2022-12, Vol.12 (1), p.20844-20844, Article 20844

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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The origin of the air sac system present in birds has been an enigma for decades. Skeletal pneumaticity related to an air sac system is present in both derived non-avian dinosaurs and pterosaurs. But the question remained open whether this was a shared trait present in the common avemetatarsalian ancestor. We analyzed three taxa from the Late Trias...

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The absence of an invasive air sac system in the earliest dinosaurs suggests multiple origins of vertebral pneumaticity

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b66ea088962445ed9630c6709316e197

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b66ea088962445ed9630c6709316e197

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2045-2322

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2045-2322

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10.1038/s41598-022-25067-8

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