Rib fracture in Prognathodon saturator (Mosasauridae, Late Cretaceous)

  • A.S. Schulp Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, De Bosquetplein 6, NL-6211 KJ Maastricht, The Netherlands; Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • G.H.I.M. Walenkamp Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, PO Box 5800, NL-6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
  • P.A.M. Hofman Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, PO Box 5800, NL-6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
  • B.M. Rothschild Arthritis Center of Northeast Ohio, 5500 Market Street, Suite 199, Youngstown, Ohio 44512, USA; Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, and Faculty of Bio-medical Engineering, University of Akron, USA
  • J.W.M. Jagt Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, De Bosquetplein 6, NL-6211 KJ Maastricht, The Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020345
Keywords: Cretaceous, Mosasaurs, The Netherlands, pathology, Prognathodon, stress fracture

Abstract

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.

Published
2004-12-01
How to Cite
A.S. Schulp, G.H.I.M. Walenkamp, P.A.M. Hofman, B.M. Rothschild, & J.W.M. Jagt. (2004). Rib fracture in Prognathodon saturator (Mosasauridae, Late Cretaceous). Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 83, 251 - 254. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020345
Issue
Volume 83 - 2004
Section
Regular paper
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