Evolution of bone microanatomy of the tetrapod tibia and its use in palaeobiological inference

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 807-826

  Kriloff, A ^a   Germain, D ^b   Canoville, A ^b   Vincent, P ^a   Sache, M ^b   Laurin, M ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Bone microanatomy; Compactness; Evolution; Habitat; Terrestrial; Tetrapod

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; PALEOBIOLOGY; PERMIAN; TETRAPOD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; CYTOLOGY; DINOSAUR; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; DINOSAURS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HINDLIMB;

DICYNODON; DISCOSAURISCUS; SYNAPSIDA; TETRAPODA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 42049108861     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01512.x     Document Type: Article

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