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View article: Adaptations for stealth in the wing-like flippers of a large ichthyosaur
Adaptations for stealth in the wing-like flippers of a large ichthyosaur Open
With their superficially shark-like appearance, the Mesozoic ichthyosaurs provide a classic illustration of major morphological adaptations in an ancestrally terrestrial tetrapod lineage following the invasion of marine habitats 1–3 . Much…
View article: Interpreting melanin-based coloration through deep time: a critical review
Interpreting melanin-based coloration through deep time: a critical review Open
Colour, derived primarily from melanin and/or carotenoid pigments, is integral to many aspects of behaviour in living vertebrates, including social signalling, sexual display and crypsis. Thus, identifying biochromes in extinct animals can…