Biological aspects of the Permian dicynodont Oudenodon (Therapsida: Dicynodontia) deduced from bone histology and cross-sectional geometry

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn , Issue 39, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Botha, Jennifer ^a  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone histology; Growth patterns; Oudenodon; Therapsida

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; OSTEOLOGY; PERMIAN;

DICYNODONTIA; OUDENODON; THERAPSIDA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2542506681     PISSN: 24104418     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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