Growth patterns as deduced from bone microstructure of some selected neotherapsids with special emphasis on dicynodonts: Phylogenetic implications

Palaeoworld

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-66

  Ray, Sanghamitra ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Saswati ^b   Bhawal, Deblina ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bone microstructure; Dicynodont; Osteohistology; Paleobiology; Therapsid

Indexed keywords

BONE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PALEOBIOLOGY; PERMIAN; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DIICTODON; DIICTODON FELICEPS; ENDOTHIODON; ENDOTHIODON MAHALANOBISI; LYSTROSAURUS; MAMMALIA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 67349156425     PISSN: 1871174X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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