Respiratory Evolution Facilitated the Origin of Pterosaur Flight and Aerial Gigantism

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Leon P. A. M. Claessens ,

* E-mail: lclaesse@holycross.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Patrick M. O'Connor,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, United States of America
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David M. Unwin

Affiliation Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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