Microscopical and elemental FESEM and Phenom ProX-SEM-EDS analysis of osteocyte- and blood vessel-like microstructures obtained from fossil vertebrates of the Eocene Messel Pit, Germany

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Volumn 2016, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Cadena, Edwin ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Crocodiles; Eocene; Germany; Mammals; Messel Pit; Molecular paleontology; Osteocytes; Turtles

Indexed keywords

CARBON; IRON; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BONE; BONE MATRIX; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; CROCODILE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOSSIL; GERMANY; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCYTE; PALEONTOLOGY; PRESERVATION; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; TURTLE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84961712537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1618     Document Type: Article

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