Abstract
Two unusual bumps occur on the internal surface of a rib of the marine reptile Prognathodon saturator from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Maastricht, The Netherlands. These bumps are interpreted as stress fractures, possibly related to agonistic behaviour.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-254 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Netherlands Journal of Geosciences = Geologie en Mijnbouw |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2004 |
Keywords
- Cretaceous
- Mosasaurs
- Pathology
- Prognathodon
- Stress fracture
- The Netherlands