Skeletal histology of the dermal armor of Placodontia: The occurrence of 'postcranial fibro-cartilaginous bone'and its developmental implications

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 211, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 737-753

  Scheyer, Torsten M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Dermoskeleton; Osteoderms; Placodontia; Skeletal histology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE STRUCTURE; BONE TISSUE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; FIBROCARTILAGE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PLACODONTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SKIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE; DERMIS; FOSSILS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; VERTEBRATES;

PLACODONTIA; REPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA; TESTUDINES; TETRAPODA;

EID: 36549039652     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00815.x     Document Type: Article

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