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vertebrae of pelycosaurs Dimetrodon and Edaphosaur
vertebrae of pelycosaurs Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus
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thalssocnine Nothrotheriidae (Thalassocnus spp.: T
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long bones of cervids (Dicrocerus elegans and Eupr
long bones of cervids (Dicrocerus elegans and Euprox sp.)
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cranial and postcranial elements of ichthyosaur St
cranial and postcranial elements of ichthyosaur Stenopterygius quadriscissus
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long bones of baurusuchid notosuchian crocodylifor
long bones of baurusuchid notosuchian crocodyliform Statiotosuchus maxhechti
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long bones of extinct Caimaninae indet. [and extan
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rib of dyrosaurid archosaur
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osteoderms of glyptodontid xenarthrans (Panochthus
osteoderms of glyptodontid xenarthrans (Panochthus, Neuryurus)
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femur and egg shell of enantiornithine Aves Avimai
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bone histology and geochemistry of turtles (Centro
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hadrosaur Maiasaura
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limb ossicles (‘granicones’) of turtles (solemydid Helochelydra (=Tretosternon) anglica or ‘Tretosternon’ bakewelli)
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long bones of coelophysoid theropod Coelophysis ba
long bones of coelophysoid theropod Coelophysis bauri
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hadrosaurid dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum
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long bones (tibiae, femur) of sauropod Europasauru
long bones (tibiae, femur) of sauropod Europasaurus holgeri
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osteoderms of dasypodid xenarthran Riostegotherium
osteoderms of dasypodid xenarthran Riostegotherium yanei (also on extant Dasypus novemcinctus)
Bhat, M. S., C. D. Shelton, and A. Chinsamy. 2021. Inter-element variation in the bone histology of Anteosaurus (Dinocephalia, Anteosauridae) from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin of South Africa. PeerJ 9:e12082.
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long bones, ribs and vertebrae of pareiasaurs (Del
long bones, ribs and vertebrae of pareiasaurs (Deltavjatia rossica and Scutosaurus karpinskii)
Bonnevier Wallstedt, I., P. Sjövall, B. Thuy, R. G. De La Garza, M. E. Eriksson, and J. Lindgren. 2024. Skin anatomy, bone histology and taphonomy of a Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) ichthyosaur (Reptilia: Ichthyopterygia) from Luxembourg, with implications for paleobiology Diversity 16:492.
ribs of indet. Ichthyosaur, possibly Stenopterygiu
ribs of indet. Ichthyosaur, possibly Stenopterygius
Botfalvai, G., E. Prondvai, and A. Ösi. 2014. Inferred bite marks on a Late Cretaceous (Santonian) bothremydid turtle and a hylaeochampsid crocodilian from Hungary. Cretaceous Research 50:304-317.
shell bones of bothremydid turtle Foxemys trabanti
shell bones of bothremydid turtle Foxemys trabanti and skull bones of hylaeochampsid crocodilian Iharkutosuchus makadii
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ribs and long bones of nodosaurid ankylosaur dinos
ribs and long bones of nodosaurid ankylosaur dinosaur
Botha, J. 2003. Biological aspects of the Permian dicynodont Oudenodon (Therapsida: Dicynodontia) deduced from bone histology and cross-sectional geometry. Palaeontologia africana 39:37-44.
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cynodont Oudenodon bainii (see Botha and Angielczy
cynodont Oudenodon bainii (see Botha and Angielczyk, 2007)
Botha, J. 2020. The paleobiology and paleoecology of South African Lystrosaurus. PeerJ 8:e10408.
long bones of lystrosaurid dicynodonts (Lystrosaur
long bones of lystrosaurid dicynodonts (Lystrosaurus maccaigi, Lystrosaurus murrayi, Lystrosaurus curvatus, Lystrosaurus declivis)
Botha, J., and A. Chinsamy. 2000. Growth patterns deduced from the bone histology of the cynodonts Diademodon and Cynognathus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20:705-711.
Botha, J., and A. Chinsamy. 2004. Growth and life habits of the Triassic cynodont Trirachodon, inferred from bone histology. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49:619-627.
cynodont Trirachodon and species Trirachodon kanne
cynodont Trirachodon and species Trirachodon kannemeyeria
Botha, J., and A. Chinsamy. 2005. Growth patterns of Thrinaxodon liorhinus, a non-mammalian cynodont from the Lower Triassic of South Africa. Palaeontology 48:385-394.
Botha, J., and K. D. Angielczyk. 2007. An integrative approach to distinguishing the Late Permian dicynodont species Oudenodon bainii and Tropidostoma microtrema (Therapsida: Anomodontia) Palaeontology 50:1175-1209.
Botha-Brink, J., and K. D. Angielczyk. 2010. Do extraordinarily high growth rates in Permo-Triassic dicynodonts (Therapsida, Anomodontia) explain their success before and after the end-Permian extinction? Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160:341-365.
"several skeletal elements of different ontogeneti
"several skeletal elements of different ontogenetic stages of dicynodonts (Galeoops, Eodicynodon, Diictodon, Endothiodon, Cistecephalus, Tropidostoma, Dicynodontoides, Rhachiocephalus, Oudenodon, Aulacephalodon, Dicynodon, Lystrosaurus maccaigi, Lystrosaurus declivis, Lystrosaurus
murrayi, Lystrosaurus sp. [possibly L. diclivis], Kannemeyeria"
Botha-Brink, J., and R. M. H. Smith. 2011. Osteohistology of the Triassic archosauromorphs Prolacerta, Proterosuchus, Euparkeria, and Erythrosuchus from the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31:1238-1254.
limb bones and ribs of the archosauromorph Prolace
limb bones and ribs of the archosauromorph Prolacerta broomi and the archosauriforms Proterosuchus fergusi, Erythrosuchus africanus, and Euparkeria capensis
Botha-Brink, J., and R. M. H. Smith. 2012. Palaeobiology of Triassic procolophonids, inferred from bone microstructure. Comptes Rendus Palevol 11:419-433.
long bones of procolophonid parareptiles (Sauropar
long bones of procolophonid parareptiles (Sauropareion anoplus, Procolophon trigoniceps, Teratophon spinigenis)
Botha-Brink, J., D. Codron, A. K. Huttenlocker, K. D. Angielczyk, and M. Ruta. 2016. Breeding young as a survival strategy during Earth’s greatest mass extinction. Scientific Reports 6:24053.
Botha-Brink, J., F. Abdala, and A. Chinsamy-Turan. 2012. The radiation and osteohistology of non-mammaliaform cynodonts; pp. 223-246 in A. Chinsamy-Turan (ed.), Forerunners of Mammals. Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
Botha-Brink, J., F. Abdala, and A. Chinsamy-Turan. 2012. The radiation and osteohistology of nonmammalian cynodonts; pp. 223-246 in A. Chinsamy-Turan (ed.), Forerunners of Mammals [Life of the Past Series]. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, In.
2012
limb bones and ribs of non-mammaliaform cynodont s
limb bones and ribs of non-mammaliaform cynodont synapsids (Protuberum, Scalenodontoides, Trucidocynodon, Tritylodon, Traversodontidae)
Botha-Brink, J., M. B. Soares, and A. G. Martinelli. 2018. Osteohistology of Late Triassic prozostrodontian cynodonts from Brazil. PeerJ 6:e5029.