Lystrosaurus murrayi (therapsida, dicynodontia): Bone histology, growth and Lifestyle adaptations

Palaeontology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1169-1185

  Ray, Sanghamitra ^a,b   Chinsamy, Anusuya ^c   Bandyopadhyay, Saswati ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dicynodont; Fibrolamellar; Growth; Histology; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LIFESTYLE; ONTOGENY;

DICYNODONTIA; LYSTROSAURUS; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 30744444982     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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