- A
gastrolith, also
called a
stomach stone or
gizzard stone, is a rock held
inside a
gastrointestinal tract.
Gastroliths in some
species are
retained in...
- as
gastroliths based on
experiments conducted at the
University of
Manitoba axolotl colony. As
there is no
conclusive evidence pointing to
gastrolith use...
-
larger than peas, are used less
often now than they were historically.
Gastrolith Woodford,
Michael (1960). A
manual of falconry. CT
Branford Co. p. 171...
- and thus
helping digestion.
These stones are
called gizzard stones or
gastroliths and
usually become round and
smooth from the
polishing action in the...
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- the
gastroliths found in
various specimens appears to be
insufficient to
modify the
buoyancy of
these large reptiles. The
first plesiosaur gastroliths, found...
- and non-fossil records,
including fossilized bones, ****, trackways,
gastroliths, feathers,
impressions of skin,
internal organs and
other soft tissues...
- and
small prey.
Several contemporary sources state that the dodo used
Gastroliths (gizzard stones) to aid digestion. The
English writer Sir
Hamon L'Estrange...
-
including ancient dinosaurs, may also act as
dropstone agents by
ingesting gastroliths and
depositing them on land or
within standing bodies of
water by regurgitation...
- Baryonyx, Lourinhanosaurus, ornithomimosaurs, and birds, are
known to use
gastroliths, or gizzard-stones. The
majority of
theropod teeth are blade-like, with...
