On the origin of high growth rates in archosaurs and their ancient relatives: Complementary histological studies on Triassic archosauriforms and the problem of a "phylogenetic signal" in bone histology

Annales de Paleontologie

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-76

  de Ricqlès, Armand ^a   Padian, Kevin ^b   Knoll, Fabien ^c   Horner, John R ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archosauria; Archosauriforms; Archosauromorpha; Bone histology; Dinosauria; Phylogenetic signal

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BONE; DINOSAUR; GROWTH RATE; HISTOLOGY; JURASSIC; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

AMNIOTA; ARCHOSAURIA; ARCHOSAURIFORMES; ARCHOSAUROMORPHA; CROCODYLOMORPHA; DINOSAURIA; ERYTHROSUCHIDAE; EUPARKERIIDAE; ORNITHISCHIA; PROTEROCHAMPSIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 44249124948     PISSN: 07533969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annpal.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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