High-tech CT reveals ancient evolutionary adaptation of extinct crocodylomorphs
Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 12:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
New insights into the anatomy of the inner ear of prehistoric reptiles, the thalattosuchians, revealed details about the evolutionary adaption during the transition into the ocean after a long semiaquatic phase. These new findings were made possible by the use of a Canon high-tech computed tomography (CT) scanner.