古生物学:带有皮革状外的龙蛋.
Qiang Ji1, Shu-An Ji, Yen-Nien Cheng
1Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
Nature
|December 4, 2004
概括
飞行爬行动物称为类动物通过产卵繁殖,由新的化石发现证实. 这种精致的龙蛋样本揭示了柔软的皮革状外结构,增加了我们对龙繁殖的理解.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 脊椎动物古生物学 脊椎动物古生物学
- 中生代爬行动物 中生代爬行动物
背景情况:
- 龙是飞行爬行动物,生活在中生代.
- 龙的繁殖策略,特别是蛋结构,是正在进行的研究领域.
- 之前的发现已经提供了关于龙卵性的一些见解.
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