Ontogenetic variation in the bone histology of caypullisaurus bonapartei fernandez, 1997 (Ichthyosauria: Ophthalmosauridae);Variacion ontogenetica en la histologia osea de caypullisaurus bonapartei fernandez, 1997 (Ichthyosauria:Ophthalmosauridae)

Ameghiniana

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-46

  Talevim, Marianella ^a,d   Fernandez, Marta S ^b,d   Salgado, Leonardo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE RÍO NEGRO   (Argentina)

^b División Paleontologfa Vertebrados   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^d Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Centíficas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bone histology; Ichthyosauria; Neuqu Basin; Tithonian

Indexed keywords

BONE; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTOLOGY; JUVENILE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; OSTEOLOGY; REPTILE; SPECIMEN BANK; TITHONIAN;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN BASIN;

CAYPULLISAURUS; ICHTHYOSAURIA; NIA; OPHTHALMOSAURIDAE;

EID: 84864051291     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: 18518044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5710/AMGH.v49il(403)     Document Type: Article

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