Geochemical Methods of Inference the Thermoregulatory Strategies in Middle Triassic Marine Reptiles – A Pilot Study

Contemporary Trends in Geoscience

Dawid Surmik¹ 

关键词: Sauropterygia;    Middle Triassic;    homeothermy;    poikilothermy;    oxygen stable isotope geochemistry;    Sauropterygia;    gady morskie;    środkowy trias;    homojotermia;    pojkilotermia;    geochemia izotopowa;    izotopy stabilne tlenu;   

DOI  :  10.2478/ctg-2012-0013

学科分类：地质学

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

The oxygen stable isotopes investigation to elucidate thermoregulatory strategies in Middle Triassic basal sauropterygians is currently ongoing at University of Silesia and University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska. The results of similar studies on Late Mesozoic marine reptiles indicate that some of fully aquatic reptiles like plesiosaurs or ichthyosaurs could be warm-blooded animals.

【 授权许可】

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