Evidence for Avian Intrathoracic Air Sacs in a New Predatory Dinosaur from Argentina

Paul C. Sereno; Ricardo N. Martinez; Jeffrey A. Wilson; David J. Varricchio; Oscar A. Alcober; Hans C. E. Larsson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003303

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Evidence for Avian Intrathoracic Air Sacs in a New Predatory Dinosaur from Argentina

Paul C. Sereno ,

* E-mail: dinosaur@uchicago.edu

Affiliation Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Ricardo N. Martinez,

Affiliation Museo de Ciencias Naturales, San Juan, Argentina
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Jeffrey A. Wilson,

Affiliation Museum of Paleontology and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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David J. Varricchio,

Affiliation Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Oscar A. Alcober,

Affiliation Museo de Ciencias Naturales, San Juan, Argentina
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Hans C. E. Larsson

Affiliation Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Evidence for Avian Intrathoracic Air Sacs in a New Predatory Dinosaur from Argentina

Paul C. Sereno,
Ricardo N. Martinez,
Jeffrey A. Wilson,
David J. Varricchio,
Oscar A. Alcober,
Hans C. E. Larsson

Published: September 30, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003303

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Gender Agreement Error

Posted by Talapaas on 16 Jan 2014 at 05:08 GMT

Greek "osteon" is neuter gender. Adjectives ending in "-ensis" may be either masculine or feminine, but not neuter. The correct species name is "A. riocoloradense".

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