Ossification sequences and associated ontogenetic changes in the bone histology of pachypleurosaurids from Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland/Italy)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-327

  Hugi, Jasmina ^a   Scheyer, Torsten M ^a  

^a PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; HETEROCHRONY (ONTOGENY); HISTOLOGY; LIMB; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; OSTEOLOGY; REPTILE; TAXONOMY; TETRAPOD;

MONTE SAN GIORGIO; SWITZERLAND; TICINO;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 84858273883     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.646376     Document Type: Article

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