The palaeohistology of the basal ichthyosaur Mixosaurus Baur, 1887 (Ichthyopterygia, Mixosauridae) from the Middle Triassic: Palaeobiological implications

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 403-411

  Kolb, Christian ^a   Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^a   Scheyer, Torsten M ^a  

^a PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone histology; Ichthyopterygia; Microstructure; Mixosaur; Monte san giorgio; Ontogenetic series

Indexed keywords

BONE; CALCIFICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HISTOLOGY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; ONTOGENY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; RESORPTION; SKELETON; TRIASSIC; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ICHTHYOPTERYGIA; MIXOSAURIDAE; MIXOSAURUS; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS;

EID: 80052680623     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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