Rib fracture in Prognathodon saturator (Mosasauridae, Late Cretaceous)
Creator
Schulp A S; Walenkamp Ghim; Hofman P A M; Rothschild B M; Jagt J W M
Publisher
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences-Geologie En Mijnbouw
Date
2004
2004-12
Description
Two unusual bumps occur on the internal surface of a rib of the marine reptile Prognathodon saturator from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Maastricht, The Netherlands. These bumps are interpreted as stress fractures, possibly related to agonistic behaviour.
Subject
Cretaceous; fracture; Geology; mosasaurs; netherlands; Pathology; Prognathodon; stress; The Netherlands