Shape of articular surface of crocodilian (archosauria) elbow joints and its relevance to sauropsids

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 883-896

  Fujiwara, Shin ichi ^a   Taru, Hajime ^b   Suzuki, Daisuke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archosauria; Cartilage; Elbow; Joint; Olecranon

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; SAUROPSIDA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIRD; FORELIMB; JOINT; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FORELIMB; JOINTS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77953998899     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10846     Document Type: Article

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