1972
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.52100
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Evolutionary trends in longipinnate ichthyosaurs, with particular reference to the skull and fore fin /

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“…Despite repeated arguments for forelimb-driven propulsion in the Cretaceous ichthyosaur Platypterygius (von Huene, 1923; McGowan, 1972; Riess, 1986), our examination of the most complete species of this genus, P. australis , revealed only a few structural features in common with the mammalian paraxial swimmers assessed in this study ( N. cinerea , L. carcinophagus and H. leptonyx ). Indeed, P. australis lacks almost all of the key features correlated with limb-based locomotory systems in aquatic mammals: a flexible cervical region; pronounced morphological regionalization along the vertebral column; well-developed scapula and pelvis; and mobile knee and elbow joints.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 53%
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“…Despite repeated arguments for forelimb-driven propulsion in the Cretaceous ichthyosaur Platypterygius (von Huene, 1923; McGowan, 1972; Riess, 1986), our examination of the most complete species of this genus, P. australis , revealed only a few structural features in common with the mammalian paraxial swimmers assessed in this study ( N. cinerea , L. carcinophagus and H. leptonyx ). Indeed, P. australis lacks almost all of the key features correlated with limb-based locomotory systems in aquatic mammals: a flexible cervical region; pronounced morphological regionalization along the vertebral column; well-developed scapula and pelvis; and mobile knee and elbow joints.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 53%
“…We find no reasonable need to differentiate P. australis or Platypterygius spp. as atypical in their swimming capabilities relative to other post-Triassic ichthyosaurians (contrary to McGowan, 1972). In fact, all advanced ichthyosaurians seem to have been well adapted for a pursuit predator lifestyle, in which the caudal fin would have acted as the main propulsive organ with the limbs imparting manoeuvrability and aiding in acceleration performance.…”
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confidence: 73%
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“…In nonmarine adapted species, the sclerotic ossicles are concave at the sclero–corneal junction, forming an annular sulcus that is fundamental to the process of accommodation (Walls, 1942). However, like ichthyosaurs (McGowan, 1972, 1973; Fernández et al. , 2005), fish (Helfman, Collette & Facey, 1997), and Magellanic penguins (Suburo & Scolaro, 1990), metriorhynchids lack a sulcus, suggesting that the cornea had lost its role in focusing, a key adaptation to aquatic vision (Walls, 1942).…”
Section: Morphology Of Geosaurus Giganteusmentioning
confidence: 99%