The four-flipper swimming method of plesiosaurs enabled efficient and effective locomotion
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0951
Abstract: The extinct ocean-going plesiosaurs were unique within vertebrates because they used two flipper pairs identical in morphology for propulsion. Although fossils of these Mesozoic marine reptiles have been known for more than two centuries, the… read more here.
Keywords: swimming method; propulsion; four flipper; efficient effective ... See more keywords