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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