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parietals and epiparietals of various growth stage
parietals and epiparietals of various growth stages of the chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur Triceratops and 'Torosaurus' [see Scanella and Horner, 2010 for proposed synonymy of the taxa]
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skulls of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur Pachycephalosaurus
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long bones of mosasauroids (Clidastes sp., Prognat
long bones of mosasauroids (Clidastes sp., Prognathodon kianda, Prognathodon sp., Mosasaurus sp., Mosasaurinae indet., Dallasaurus turneri, Plotosaurus bennisoni, Globidens sp.), the ichthyosaur Stenopterygius sp., and sauropterygians (pachypleurosaur Anarosaurus sp., nothosaur Nothosaurus sp., Placodontia indet., cymatosaurid ?Cymatosaurus sp.)
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re-analysis of rib sections of mosasauroids (Clida
re-analysis of rib sections of mosasauroids (Clidastes sp., Tylosaurus sp., Platecarpus sp., Dallasaurus turneri) [from Sheldon 1995, 1997; Sheldon and Bell 1998]; new sections of vertebrae of mosasauroids (dorsal vertebrae: Dallasaurus turneri, Clidastes propython, Platecarpus ictericus, Halisaurus arambourgi, Plotosaurus bennisoni; caudal vertebra: Tylosaurus proriger)
Houssaye, A., and P. Tafforeau. 2012. What vertebral microanatomy reveals about the ecology of juvenile mosasaurs (Reptilia, Squamata). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32:1042-1048.
thin sections and vitual sections of mosasaurs (Cl
thin sections and vitual sections of mosasaurs (Clidastes sp., Eonatator sternbergii, Eonatator sp., Tylosaurus proriger; furthermore also Platecarpus ictericus and Mosasaurus hoffmanni, schematic drawings of vertebra of Haasiasaurus gittelmani
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vertebrae of palaeophiid snake Palaeophis maghrebi
vertebrae of palaeophiid snake Palaeophis maghrebianus
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long bones and ribs of whales (Remingtonocetidae: Remingtonocetus domandaensis; Protocetidae: Rodhocetus kasranii, Maiacetus inuus, Qaisracetus arifi; Basilosauridae: Dorudon atrox, Basilosaurus cetoides, Basilosaurus isis, Cynthiacetus peruvianus)
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long bones of ichthyosaurs (Ichthyosaurus, Mixosau
long bones of ichthyosaurs (Ichthyosaurus, Mixosaurus, Pessopteryx, Ophthalmosaurus, Stenopterygius, Temnodontosaurus)
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Ulna and sternal rib of Enantiornithes Monoenantio
Ulna and sternal rib of Enantiornithes Monoenantiornis sihedangia
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teleosaurid and metriorhynchid crocodylian bones (
teleosaurid and metriorhynchid crocodylian bones (Metriorhynchus moreli, M. superciliosus, Metriorhynchus sp., Steneosaurus sp., Teleosaurus sp.)
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growth series of ornithopod Dysalotosaurus lettowv
growth series of ornithopod Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki
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longitudinal section of Tanystropheus conspicuus neck vertebra
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long bones and rib material of nothosaur Ceresiosa
long bones and rib material of nothosaur Ceresiosaurus calcagnii and C. lanzi; in comparison to data on nothosaur Nothosaurus sp. and pachypleurosaurs (Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis and Neusticosaurus edwardsii)
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long bones of pachypleurosaurs (Serpianosaurus mir
long bones of pachypleurosaurs (Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis, Neusticosaurus peyeri)
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long bones of Pachypleurosauridae (Serpianosaurus mirigiolensis, Neusticosaurus
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long bones of varanopids (Mycterosaurus sp., varanodontine Varanops brevirostris, Varanops sp., Mycterosaurinae) [note that Ford and Benson 2018, 2020 considered varanopids as reptiles instead of synapsids]
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long bones of therocephalian Moschorhinus kitching
long bones of therocephalian Moschorhinus kitchingi
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limb bones of therocephalian Lycosuchus, the scylc
limb bones of therocephalian Lycosuchus, the scylcosaurian therocephalian Glanosuchus, and eutherocephalians (Moschorhinus, Olivierosuchus, Hofmeyria, Mirotenthes, Theriognathus; and the bauriodean eutherocephalians Ictidosuchoides, Tetracynodon darti, Scaloposaurus and Microgomphodon)
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neural spines of Edaphosauridae (Lupeosaurus cf. L
neural spines of Edaphosauridae (Lupeosaurus cf. L. kayi, Ianthasaurus hardestiorum, Edaphosaurus spp.)
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neural spines of Sphenacodontidae (Dimetrodon giga
neural spines of Sphenacodontidae (Dimetrodon giganhomogenes, Dimetrodon cf. D. giganhomogenes; Dimetrodon cf. D. grandis, Sphenacodon ferox, Sphenacodon cf. S. ferocior)
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osteoderms of mylodontid Xernarthra ["Grypotherium
osteoderms of mylodontid Xernarthra ["Grypotherium domesticum"]
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limb bones of giraffids Giraffa cf. Giraffa jumae,
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shell bones of panchelid turtle Linderochelys rinc
shell bones of panchelid turtle Linderochelys rinconensis
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vertebrae, ribs, limb bones. and postcloacal bone of Tanystropheidae (Tanystropheus conspicuus, Tanystropheus longobardicus, Tanystropheus sp., Macrocnemus bassanii); long bone of nothosaurid sauropterygian Lariosaurus cf. balsami
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pterosaur Eudimorphodon
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long bones of sauropods (cf. Isanosaurus, Spinopho
long bones of sauropods (cf. Isanosaurus, Spinophorosaurus nigerensis)
Katsura, Y. 2010. Ontogenetic change of bone microstructures and its ethological implication in Champsosaurus (Diapsida, Choristodera). Historical Biology 22:380-386.
femora of different ontogenetic stages of choristo
femora of different ontogenetic stages of choristodere Champsosaurus
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glyptosaurine anguid Placosauriops abderhaldeni
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wing phalanx of pterodactyloid pterosaur Tropeogna
wing phalanx of pterodactyloid pterosaur Tropeognathus cf. T. mesembrinus
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Kiprijanoff, 1881-1883: ichthyosaurs (Platypterygius kiprijanoffi [originally referred to as Ichthyosaurus campylodon, see McGowan and Motani, 2003]), plesiosaurs (Plesiosaurus bernardi, P. neocomensis, “P. gurgitis”, P. planus, P. helmersenii, Polyptychodon interruptus, possibly Pliosaurus brachyspondylus [originally referred to as Pliosaurus wossinskii], Thaumatosaurus mosquensis, “Lütkesaurus”), dinosaurs (Theropoda indet. [originally referred to as Poekilopleuron schmidti, see Weishampel et al., 2004]), and synapsids (Bos primigenius)
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Kiprijanoff, 1881-1883: ichthyosaurs (Platypterygius kiprijanoffi [originally referred to as Ichthyosaurus campylodon, see McGowan and Motani, 2003]), plesiosaurs (Plesiosaurus bernardi, P. neocomensis, “P. gurgitis”, P. planus, P. helmersenii, Polyptychodon interruptus, possibly Pliosaurus brachyspondylus [originally referred to as Pliosaurus wossinskii], Thaumatosaurus mosquensis, “Lütkesaurus”), dinosaurs (Theropoda indet. [originally referred to as Poekilopleuron schmidti, see Weishampel et al., 2004]), and synapsids (Bos primigenius)
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Kiprijanoff, 1881-1883: ichthyosaurs (Platypterygius kiprijanoffi [originally referred to as Ichthyosaurus campylodon, see McGowan and Motani, 2003]), plesiosaurs (Plesiosaurus bernardi, P. neocomensis, “P. gurgitis”, P. planus, P. helmersenii, Polyptychodon interruptus, possibly Pliosaurus brachyspondylus [originally referred to as Pliosaurus wossinskii], Thaumatosaurus mosquensis, “Lütkesaurus”), dinosaurs (Theropoda indet. [originally referred to as Poekilopleuron schmidti, see Weishampel et al., 2004]), and synapsids (Bos primigenius)
Kiprijanoff, W. 1883. Studien über die fossilien Reptilien Russlands. IV. Theil. Ordnung Grocodilina Oppel. Mémoires de l’Académie des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg, VIIe Série Tome XXXI, No. 7:1-29.
Kiprijanoff, 1881-1883: ichthyosaurs (Platypterygius kiprijanoffi [originally referred to as Ichthyosaurus campylodon, see McGowan and Motani, 2003]), plesiosaurs (Plesiosaurus bernardi, P. neocomensis, “P. gurgitis”, P. planus, P. helmersenii, Polyptychodon interruptus, possibly Pliosaurus brachyspondylus [originally referred to as Pliosaurus wossinskii], Thaumatosaurus mosquensis, “Lütkesaurus”), dinosaurs (Theropoda indet. [originally referred to as Poekilopleuron schmidti, see Weishampel et al., 2004]), and synapsids (Bos primigenius)
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Sauropterygia - humeri and other long bones of Not
Sauropterygia - humeri and other long bones of Nothosauria (Nothosaurus), Pistosauroidea (Cymatosaurus), and Pachypleurosauria (Anarosaurus heterodontus); humeri and fermora of Placodontia indet.
Klein, N. 2012. Postcranial morphology and growth of the pachypleurosaur Anarosaurus heterodontus (Sauropterygia) from the Lower Muschelkalk of Winterswijk, The Netherlands. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 86:389-408.
Klein, N., A. Canoville, and A. Houssaye. 2019. Microstructure of vertebrae, ribs, and gastralia of Triassic sauropterygians—New insights into the microanatomical processes involved in aquatic adaptations of marine reptiles. The Anatomical Record 302:1770-1791.