Osteohistology of confuciusornis sanctus (Theropoda: Aves)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 373-386

  De Ricqles A J ^a,b   Padian, K ^c   Horner, J R ^d   Lamm, E T ^d   Myhrvold, N ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY;

AVES; COELUROSAURIA; CONFUCIUSORNIS; CONFUCIUSORNIS SANCTUS; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038771070     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2003)023[0373:OOCSTA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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