Growing giants: ontogeny and life history of the temnospondyl Mastodonsaurus giganteus (Stereospondyli) from the Middle Triassic of Germany
The Middle Triassic capitosaur Mastodonsaurus giganteus was the largest temnospondyl and the dominating aquatic predator in many European freshwater to brackish ecosystems. It is represented by numerous size classes, which are described and analysed for the first time. The documented size range enco...
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| Main Authors: | Rainer R. Schoch, Florian Witzmann, Raphael Moreno, Ralf Werneburg, Eudald Mujal |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Fossil Record |
| Online Access: | https://fr.pensoft.net/article/125379/download/pdf/ |
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