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The 13 pages that link to Pachyostosis, each with the reason it gives.

• FlipperRelated: Dense bones in some aquatic animals affect buoyancy and flipper use.

• Cranial ornamentationRelated: Dense, thickened skull bone can produce conspicuous bosses and ridges.

• SireniaRelated: Dense ribs help counter buoyancy in sirenians that feed underwater.

• TylosaurusRelated: Comparisons of dense bones help reconstruct how mosasaurs controlled buoyancy.

• DinocephaliaRelated: Heavy skull bones in some dinocephalians have been discussed in relation to this condition.

• MesosaurusRelated: Dense bones have been proposed as ballast in Mesosaurus, though the degree and function remain debated.

• DorudonRelated: Dense bones in some early whales helped counter buoyancy in shallow-water habitats.

• MoschopsRelated: The thickened skull roof of Moschops is a conspicuous example of cranial bone thickening.

• ChoristoderaRelated: Some choristoderes had dense limb bones that may have helped stabilize them in water.

• HalszkaraptorRelated: Dense bones can aid buoyancy control, but Halszkaraptor’s skeleton does not show this straightforward aquatic signal.

• Marsupial moleRelated: Dense skull bones help the mole push through loose sand.

• PlacodontiaRelated: Dense bones may have helped some placodonts maintain stability while foraging on the seafloor.

• BurnetiaRelated: Thickened cranial bones help describe the robust ornamentation seen in burnetiids.