Allure of El Lagarto?Why do dinosaur paleontologists love alligators, crocodiles, and their kin?
✍ Scribed by Dodson, Peter
- Book ID
- 101604798
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 274A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-276X
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✦ Synopsis
With his elegant study of the forelimb musculature of crocodylians ("Crocodylian Forelimb Musculature and its Relevance to Archosauria," this volume), Mason Meers addresses a glaring deficiency in the anatomical literature. This study will be of exceptional interest not only to herpetologists and anatomists, but also to dinosaur paleontologists, paleobiologists, and even dinosaur artists and illustrators who crave sound anatomical knowledge of the musculoskeletal system of crocodylians. El Lagarto ("the Lizard"), otherwise known as Alligator mississippiensis, has a long and distinguished pedigree. Its forebears date back to