A NEW SPECIMEN OF THE TRIASSIC PISTOSAUROID YUNGUISAURUS, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF PLESIOSAURIA (REPTILIA, SAUROPTERYGIA)
文献类型:期刊论文
作者 | Sato, Tamaki1,2; Zhao, Li-Jun3; Wu, Xiao-Chun2![]() ![]() |
刊名 | PALAEONTOLOGY
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出版日期 | 2014 |
卷号 | 57期号:1页码:55-76 |
关键词 | Pistosauroids Origin Of Plesiosauria Yunguisaurus Liae Triassic |
文献子类 | Article |
英文摘要 | An adult skeleton of the pistosauroid sauropterygian Yunguisaurus liae reveals a number of morphological features not observed in the holotype, such as the complete morphology of the skull roof, stapes, atlas and axis, ventral view of the postcranium, and nearly complete limbs and tail. Size and morphological differences between the two specimens are mostly regarded as ontogenetic variation, and newly added data did not affect the phylogenetic relationships with other pistosauroids significantly. The number of mesopodia (11 carpals and 8 tarsals) exceeds that known in any other Triassic marine reptiles and does not serve as a precursor of the plesiosaurian pattern with fewer mesopodia of different topology; it demonstrates variability of the limb morphology among the Triassic pistosauroids. The pectoral girdles of Corosaurus, Augustasaurus and Yunguisaurus may indicate early stages of the adaptation towards the plesiosaurian style of paraxial limb movements with ventroposterior power stroke. |
WOS关键词 | SOUTHWESTERN CHINA ; CRANIAL ANATOMY ; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION ; DIAPSIDA SAUROPTERYGIA ; MARINE REPTILE ; ET-AL. ; PHYLOGENY ; PLIOSAUR ; GENUS ; EVOLUTION |
WOS研究方向 | Paleontology |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000329295800005 |
源URL | [http://124.16.247.212/handle/311034/7385] ![]() |
专题 | 古脊椎动物与古人类研究所_图书馆1 |
作者单位 | 1.Tokyo Gakugei Univ, Koganei, Tokyo 1848501, Japan 2.Canadian Museum Nat, Ottawa, ON K1P 6P4, Canada 3.Zhejiang Museum Nat Hist, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 10004, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sato, Tamaki,Zhao, Li-Jun,Wu, Xiao-Chun,et al. A NEW SPECIMEN OF THE TRIASSIC PISTOSAUROID YUNGUISAURUS, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF PLESIOSAURIA (REPTILIA, SAUROPTERYGIA)[J]. PALAEONTOLOGY,2014,57(1):55-76. |
APA | Sato, Tamaki,Zhao, Li-Jun,Wu, Xiao-Chun,&Li, Chun.(2014).A NEW SPECIMEN OF THE TRIASSIC PISTOSAUROID YUNGUISAURUS, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF PLESIOSAURIA (REPTILIA, SAUROPTERYGIA).PALAEONTOLOGY,57(1),55-76. |
MLA | Sato, Tamaki,et al."A NEW SPECIMEN OF THE TRIASSIC PISTOSAUROID YUNGUISAURUS, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF PLESIOSAURIA (REPTILIA, SAUROPTERYGIA)".PALAEONTOLOGY 57.1(2014):55-76. |
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来源:古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
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