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- adjective Relating to
pachyostosis
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Examples
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The small, short-necked plesiosaur near the sea floor is the pachyostotic pliosaurid Pachycostasaurus, described by Cruickshank et al. (1996).
Life in the Oxford Clay sea Darren Naish 2006
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I think that until they evolve that ability, marine mammals are compelled to have pachyostotic skeletons to overcome their lung buoyancy.
My party and those marvellous metriorhynchids Darren Naish 2006
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Manatees float and they are pachyostotic, and many whales are deep divers and have very porous bones.
My party and those marvellous metriorhynchids Darren Naish 2006
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The small, short-necked plesiosaur near the sea floor is the pachyostotic pliosaurid Pachycostasaurus, described by Cruickshank et al. (1996).
Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006
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