Compact trunk
“Compact trunk” is a descriptive trait phrase used by 1 curated taxon profile(s); it is not a normalized ontology term or an independent homology judgment.
Trait phrases come from editorial taxon profiles; specimen attribution, definitions, homology and coding scale require verification before comparative use.
Linked profiles1
Source records3
Content packagemarine-reptiles-pterosaurs
Linked taxa
References
- A Triassic plesiosaurian skeleton and bone histology inform on evolution of a unique body planWintrich, T.; Hayashi, S.; Houssaye, A.; Nakajima, Y.; Sander, P.M. · 2017 · DOI 10.1126/sciadv.1701144
- Bobosaurus forojuliensis, a new sauropterygian (Reptilia) from the Upper Triassic (lower Carnian) of northeastern ItalyDalla Vecchia, F.M. · 2006 · DOI 10.13130/2039-4942/6337
- The four-flipper swimming method of plesiosaurs enabled efficient and effective locomotionMuscutt, L.E.; Dyke, G.; Weymouth, G.D.; Naish, D.; Palmer, C.; Ganapathisubramani, B. · 2017 · DOI 10.1098/rspb.2017.0951