Assessing the biology of fossil vertebrates through bone histology

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn 33, Issue , 1997, Pages 29-35

  Chinsamy, Anusuya ^a  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone histology; Bone microstructure; Fossils; Osteohistology; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; DINOSAURIA; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

BONE; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0031545440     PISSN: 00788554     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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