Rib fracture in Prognathodon saturator (Mosasauridae, Late Cretaceous)

Anne S. Schulp; G. H I M Walenkamp; P.A.M. Hofman; B. M. Rothschild; J. W M Jagt

doi:10.1017/S0016774600020345

Rib fracture in Prognathodon saturator (Mosasauridae, Late Cretaceous)

Anne S. Schulp^*
, G. H I M Walenkamp
, P.A.M. Hofman
, B. M. Rothschild
, J. W M Jagt

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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
Pages (from-to)	251-254
Number of pages	4
Journal	Netherlands Journal of Geosciences = Geologie en Mijnbouw
Volume	83
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020345
Publication status	Published - Dec 2004

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Keywords

Cretaceous
Mosasaurs
Pathology
Prognathodon
Stress fracture
The Netherlands

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Rib fracture in Prognathodon saturator (Mosasauridae, Late Cretaceous)

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