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Abstract
Dysbaric bone necrosis demonstrated in ichthyosaurs may be the result of prolonged deep diving rather than rapid ascent to escape predators. The bone lesions show structural and anatomical similarity to those that may occur in human divers and in the deep diving sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22824942 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-0937-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Naturwissenschaften ISSN: 0028-1042