- fluke. Like
ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs,
metriorhynchids developed smooth,
scaleless skin.
Metriorhynchids were the only
group of
archosaurs to become...
-
plesiomorphic condition. The
pelvic anatomy of
Cricosaurus and
other metriorhynchids and
fossilized embryos belonging to the non-archosaur archosauromorph...
-
metriorhynchids known from the Mörnsheim
Formation (Solnhofen limestone,
early Tithonian) of Bavaria, Germany.
Alongside three other metriorhynchid species...
-
turtles and the now-extinct plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs, and
metriorhynchids.
Usage of the
terms "fin" and "flipper" is
sometimes inconsistent,...
-
suffix "-etes" to mean "dweller", a
reference to the
marine habits of
metriorhynchids. The
species name "schroederi"
honours the
initial work
conducted on...
- Pliosaurus, Liopleurodon).
Plesiosaurs became common at this time, and
metriorhynchids first appeared. In the Jur****ic seas, a wide
range of
animals swam...
-
evidence of
anatomical differences between geosaurine and non-geosaurine
metriorhynchids, is
published by
Higgins et al. (2024), who
argue that geosaurines...
- L. Brusatte;
Manabu Sakamoto; Jeff
Liston (2013). "The
oldest known metriorhynchid super-predator: a new
genus and
species from the
Middle Jur****ic of...
-
Metriorhynchus also have
these well-developed salt glands.
Several species of
metriorhynchids are
known from the Mörnsheim
Formation (Solnhofen limestone, early...
-
their maneuvering. The fins on the
tails of cetaceans, ichthyosaurs,
metriorhynchids,
mosasaurs and
plesiosaurs are
called flukes. Foil
shaped fins generate...
