Palaeohistology

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Publication YearLink Morphobank DOI
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Classical overview work
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Fossil Synapsida
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Parareptilia
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Eureptilia (Dinos & Birds)
Taxa sampled and further notes
Sterli, J., M. d. l. Fuente, and I. A. Cerda. 2013. A new species of meiolaniform turtle and a revision of the Late Cretaceous Meiolaniformes of South America. Ameghiniana 50:240-256.
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shell bones of meiolaniform turtle Trapalcochelys read more
shell bones of meiolaniform turtle Trapalcochelys sulcata
Sterli, J., R. N. Martínez, I. A. Cerda, and C. Apaldetti. 2020. Appearances can be deceptive: bizarre shell microanatomy and histology in a new Triassic turtle (Testudinata) from Argentina at the dawn of turtles. Papers in Palaeontology 7(2): 1097-1132.
2020 DOI shell bones of testudinatan Waluchelys cavitesta
Straehl, F. R., T. M. Scheyer, A. M. Forasiepi, R. D. McPhee, and M. R. Sánchez-Villagra. 2013. Evolutionary patterns of bone histology and bone compactness in xenarthran mammal long bones. PLOS ONE 8(7): e69275.
2013 DOI
long bones (humeri, radii, ulnae, femora, tibiae) read more
long bones (humeri, radii, ulnae, femora, tibiae) of glyptodontid (Glyptodon clavipes, Lomaphorus ornatus), pampatheriid (Pampatherium typum), megalonychid (Acratocnus antillensis, Megalocnus rodens, Parocnus brownii), megatheriid (Urumaquia robusta, Megatherium sp.), mylodontid (Mirandabradys zabasi, Mylodon robustus), nothrotheriid (Nothrotherium escrivanse, Folivora indet.) xenarthrans [also including data on extant Dasypodidae, Megalonychidae, Bradypodidae, Myrmecophagidae]
Straight, W. H., G. L. Davis, C. W. Skinner, A. Haims, B. L. McClennan, and D. H. Tanke. 2009. Bone lesions in hadrosaurs: guided computed tomography for paleohistologic and stable-isotopic analysis. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29:315-325.
2009 DOI hadrosaur bones
Street, H. P., and F. R. O'Keefe. 2010. Evidence of pachyostosis in the cryptocleidoid plesiosaur Tatenectes laramiensis from the Sundance Formation of Wyoming. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30:1279-1282.
2010 DOI
ribs and gastralia of cryptocleidoid Tetanectes la read more
ribs and gastralia of cryptocleidoid Tetanectes laramiensis and rib of Pantosaurus
Surmik, D., T. Szczygielski, K. Janiszewska, and B. M. Rothschild. 2018. Tuberculosis-like respiratory infection in 245-million-year-old marine reptile suggested by bone pathologies. Royal Society Open Science 5: 180225.
2018 DOI
rib of sauropterygian ‘Proneusticosaurus’ sile read more
rib of sauropterygian ‘Proneusticosaurus’ silesiacus
Szczygielski, T., and J. Słowiak. 2022. Shell histology of the Triassic turtle, Proterochersis porebensis Szczygielski & Sulej, 2016, provides novel insights about shell ankylosis. Comptes Rendus Palevol 21(29) 619-679.
2022 DOI
shell bones of testudinatan stem turtle Proteroche read more
shell bones of testudinatan stem turtle Proterochersis porebensis
Szczygielski, T., and T. Sulej. 2018. The early composition and evolution of the turtle shell (Reptilia, Testudinata). Palaeontology. Research 62(3): 375-415.
2018 DOI
shell bone (costal) of stem-turtle Proterochersis read more
shell bone (costal) of stem-turtle Proterochersis porebensis (Testudinata)
Szczygielski, T., N. Klein, J. Słowiak-Morkovina, and T. M. Scheyer. 2023. Limb histology of the Triassic stem turtles Proterochersis porebensis Szczygielski & Sulej, 2016 and Proganochelys quenstedtii Baur, 1887 with insights into growth patterns of early turtles. Comptes Rendus Palevol 22:635-665.
2023 DOI
limb bones of testudinatan stem turtles Proteroche read more
limb bones of testudinatan stem turtles Proterochersis porebensis and Proganochelys quenstedtii
Słowiak, J., T. Szczygielski, M. Ginter, and Ł. Fostowicz-Frelik. 2020. Uninterrupted growth in a non‐polar hadrosaur explains the gigantism among duck‐billed dinosaurs. Palaeontology 63:579-599.
2020 DOI
long bones and ribs of hadrosauroid dinosaurs (Sau read more
long bones and ribs of hadrosauroid dinosaurs (Saurolophus angustirostris, Gobihadros mongoliensis, Barsboldia sicinskii, Hadrosauroidea indet.), comparison with other hadrosaudoid taxa
Słowiak, J., T. Szczygielski, M. Ginter, and Ł. Fostowicz-Frelik. 2020. Uninterrupted growth in a non‐polar hadrosaur explains the gigantism among duck‐billed dinosaurs. Palaeontology. Research 63(4): 579-599
2020 DOI
hadrosauroid dinosaurs (Barsboldia sicinskii, Gobi read more
hadrosauroid dinosaurs (Barsboldia sicinskii, Gobihadros mongoliensis, Hadrosauroidea indet.) and hadrosaurid Saurolophus angustirostris
Taborda, J. R. A., A. B. Heckert, and J. B. Desojo. 2015. Intraspecific variation in Aetosauroides scagliai Casamiquela (Archosauria: Aetosauria) from the Upper Triassic of Argentina and Brazil: An example of sexual dimorphism? Ameghiniana 52:173-187.
2015 DOI
osteoderms of aetosaur pseudosuchian Aetosauroides read more
osteoderms of aetosaur pseudosuchian Aetosauroides scagliai
Taborda, J. R. A., I. A. Cerda, and J. B. Desojo. 2013. Growth curve of Aetosauroides scagliai Casamiquela 1960 (Pseudosuchia: Aetosauria) inferred from osteoderm histology. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 379:413-423.
2013 DOI
osteoderms of pseudosuchian aetosaur Aetosauroides read more
osteoderms of pseudosuchian aetosaur Aetosauroides scagliai
Talevi, M. 2015. Microestructura ósea y suministro sanguíneo de una vertebra caudal de un elasmosáurido (Plesiosauria, Elasmosauridae) del Maastrichtiense (Cretácico Tardío) de la Antártida. APA Publicación Electrónica 15:196-203.
2015 DOI vertebra of elasmosaurid plesiosaur
Talevi, M., and M. S. Fernández. 2012. Unexpected skeletal histology of an ichthyosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Patagonia: implications for evolution of bone microstructure among secondary aquatic tetrapods. Naturwissenschaften 99:241-244.
2012 DOI
ribs of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur Mollesaurus pe read more
ribs of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur Mollesaurus periallus
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Publication YearLink Morphobank DOI
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1
Classical overview work
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Fossil Synapsida
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Parareptilia
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Eureptilia (excl. Dinos & Birds)
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Eureptilia (Dinos & Birds)
Taxa sampled and further notes
Talevi, M., M. Fernández, and I. Cerda. 2011. Osteohistología en mosasaurios (Squamata: Mosasauridae) del Cretácico Tardío de la Cuenca James Ross (Península Antártica). Ameghiniana 48:668-673.
2011 Link
vertebrae of mosasaurs (Mosasaurus cf. M. lemmonie read more
vertebrae of mosasaurs (Mosasaurus cf. M. lemmonieri; Mosasaurinae indet.)
Talevi, M., M. S. Fernández, and L. Salgado. 2012. Variación ontogenética en la histología ósea de Caypullisaurus bonapartei Fernández, 1997 (Ichthyosauria: Ophthalmosauridae). Ameghiniana 49:38-46.
2012 Link
ribs of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur Caypullisaurus read more
ribs of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur Caypullisaurus bonapartei
Teschner, E. M., D. Konietzko-Meier, and N. Klein. 2022. Growth and limb bone histology of aetosaurs and phytosaurs from the Late Triassic Krasiejów locality (sw Poland) reveals strong environmental influence on growth pattern Contributions to Zoology (in press).
2022 DOI
long bones of pseudosuchians (phytosaur Parasuchus read more
long bones of pseudosuchians (phytosaur Parasuchus cf. Arenaceus and Nicrosaurus sp.; aetosaur Stagonolepis olenkae)
Thewissen, J. G. M., L. N. Cooper, M. T. Clementz, S. Bajpai, and B. N. Tiwari. 2007. Whales originated from aquatic artiodactyls in the Eocene epoch of India. Nature 450:1190-1194.
2007 DOI
long bones of pakicetid cetacean Ichthyolestes, ca read more
long bones of pakicetid cetacean Ichthyolestes, cainotheriid artiodactyl Cainotherium, raoellid artiodacctyl Indohyus
Tomassini, R. L., Á. R. Miño-Boilini, A. E. Zurita, C. I. Montalvo, and N. Cesaretti. 2015. Modificaciones fosildiagenéticas en Toxodon platensis Owen, 1837 (Notoungulata, Toxodontidae) del Pleistoceno Tardío de la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 32:283-292.
2015 ribs of notungulate Toxondon
Tomassini, R. L., C. I. Montalvo, T. Manera, and G. Visconti. 2014. Mineralogy, geochemistry and paleohistology of Pliocene mammals from the Monte Hermoso Formation (Argentina). Paedotherium bonaerense (Notungulata, Hegetotheriidae) as a case study. Ameghiniana 51 (in press).
2014 DOI
hemimandible of hegetotheriid notungulate Paedothe read more
hemimandible of hegetotheriid notungulate Paedotherium bonaerense
Tomassini, R. L., M. D. Pesquero, M. C. Garrone, M. D. Marin-Monfort, I. A. Cerda, J. L. Prado, C. I. Montalvo, Y. Fernández-Jalvo, and M. T. Alberdi. 2021. First osteohistological and histotaphonomic approach of Equus occidentalis Leidy, 1865 (Mammalia, Equidae) from the late Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea (California, USA). PLoS ONE 16(12): e0261915.
2021 DOI long bones of equid Equus occidentalis
Tsuihiji, T., M. Watabe, K. Tsogtbaatar, T. Tsubamoto, R. Barsbold, S. Suzuki, A. H. Lee, R. C. Ridgely, Y. Kawahara, and L. M. Witmer. 2011. Cranial osteology of a juvenile specimen of Tarbosaurus bataar (Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae) from the Nemegt Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Bugin Tsav, Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31:497-517.
2011 DOI
long bones (tibia and fibula) of tyrannosaurid the read more
long bones (tibia and fibula) of tyrannosaurid theropod Tarbosaurus bataar
Turner, A. H., D. Pol, J. A. Clarke, G. M. Erickson, and M. A. Norell. 2007. A basal dromaeosaurid and size evolution preceding avian flight. Science 317:1378-1381.
2007 DOI
long bone of paravian dromaeosaurid theropod Mahak read more
long bone of paravian dromaeosaurid theropod Mahakala omnogovae
Turvey, S. T., O. R. Green, and R. N. Holdaway. 2005. Cortical growth marks reveal extended juvenile development in New Zealand moa. Nature 435:940-943.
2005 DOI
moas (dinornithid Dinornis novaezealandiae, D. rob read more
moas (dinornithid Dinornis novaezealandiae, D. robustus, emeid Anomalopteryx didiformis, Emeus crassus, Euryapteryx curtus, Eu. geranoides, Megalapteryx didinus, Pachyornis elephantopus, P. mappini)
Ullmann, P. V., S. H. Pandya, and R. Nellermoe. 2019. Patterns of soft tissue and cellular preservation in relation to fossil bone tissue structure and overburden depth at the Standing Rock Hadrosaur Site, Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation, South Dakota, USA. Cretaceous Research 99:1-13.
2019 DOI
fibula of hadrosaurid Edmontosaurus annectens [not read more
fibula of hadrosaurid Edmontosaurus annectens [notes on other bones as well]
Unwin, D. M., E. Frey, D. M. Martill, J. B. Clarke, and J. Riess. 1996. On the nature of the pteroid in pterosaurs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B 263:45-52.
1996 Link pterosaur Tropeognathus rohustus
Vanderven, E., M. E. Burns, and P. J. Currie. 2014. Histologic growth dynamic study of Edmontosaurus regalis (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae) from a bonebed assemblage of the Upper Cretaceous Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 51:1023-1033.
2014 DOI
humeri and femora of hadrosaurid dinosaur Edmontos read more
humeri and femora of hadrosaurid dinosaur Edmontosaurus regalis
Varricchio, D. J. 1993. Bone microstructure of the Upper Cretaceous theropod dinosaur Troodon formosus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 13:99-104.
1993 Link troodontid Troodon formosus
Varricchio, D. J., J. R. Moore, G. M. Erickson, M. A. Norell, F. D. Jackson, and J. J. Borkowski. 2009. Avian paternal care had dinosaur origin. Science 322:1826-1828.
2009 DOI
non-avian maniraptoran dinosaurs (oviraptorid Citi read more
non-avian maniraptoran dinosaurs (oviraptorid Citipati osmolskae, Oviraptor philoceratops, troodontid Troodon formosus)
Varricchio, D. J., P. C. Sereno, X. Zhao, L. Tan, J. A. Wilson, and G. H. Lyon. 2008. Mud?trapped herd captures evidence of distinctive dinosaur sociality. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53:567-578.
2008 Link ornithomimid Ornithomimus dongi
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Classical overview work
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Fossil Synapsida
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Parareptilia
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Eureptilia (excl. Dinos & Birds)
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Eureptilia (Dinos & Birds)
Taxa sampled and further notes
Veiga, F. H., J. Botha-Brink, A. M. Ribeiro, J. Ferigolo, and M. B. Soares. 2019. Osteohistology of the silesaurid Sacisaurus agudoensis from southern Brazil (Late Triassic) and implications for growth in early dinosaurs. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences) 91(Suppl. 2):e20180643.
2019 DOI
long bones of non-dinosaurian dinosauriform silesa read more
long bones of non-dinosaurian dinosauriform silesaurid Sacisaurus agudoensis
Veiga, F. H., J. Botha-Brink, and M. B. Soares. 2018. Osteohistology of the non-mammaliaform traversodontids Protuberum cabralense and Exaeretodon riograndensis from southern Brazil. Historical Biology. Research 31(9): 1231-1241
2018 DOI
long bones and ribs of traversodontid non-mammalia read more
long bones and ribs of traversodontid non-mammaliaform cynodont synapsids Protuberum cabralense and Exaeretodon riograndensis
Veiga, F. H., M. B. Soares, and J. M. Sayão. 2015. Osteohistology of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaurs from the Upper Triassic of Southern Brazil. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60:829-836.
2015 DOI
long bones and ribs of hyperodapedontine rhynchosa read more
long bones and ribs of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaurs Teyumbaita sulcognathus, Hyperodapedon sp.
Vickaryous, M. K., A. P. Russel, and P. J. Currie. 2001. Cranial ornamentation of ankylosaurs (Ornithischia:Thyreophora): reappraisal of developmental hypotheses; pp. 318-340 in K. Carpenter (ed.), The Armored Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
2001 Link
cranial elements of cf. Euoplocephalus (Thyreophor read more
cranial elements of cf. Euoplocephalus (Thyreophora: Ankylosauria)
Von Baczko, M. B., J. B. Desojo, and D. Ponce. 2019. Postcranial anatomy and osteoderm histology of Riojasuchus tenuisceps and a phylogenetic update on Ornithosuchidae (Archosauria, Pseudosuchia). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 39(5):e1693396 (25 pages).
2019 DOI ornithosuchid pseudosuchian Riojasuchus tenuisceps
Wahl, W. R. 2006. A juvenile plesiosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) assemblage from the Sundance Formation (Jurassic), Natrona County, Wyoming. Paludicola 5:255-261.
2006 Link sauropterygian Plesiosauria indet.
Wang, M., J. O'Connor, A. M. Bailleul, and Z. Li. 2020. Evolution and distribution of medullary bone: evidence from a new Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird. National Science Review 7:1068-1078.
2020 DOI long bones of enantiornithine Mirusavis parvus
Wang, M., Z. Zhou, and G. Xu. 2014. The first enantiornithine bird from the Upper Cretaceous of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34:135-145.
2014 DOI
long bones (humerus and ulna) of enantiornithine b read more
long bones (humerus and ulna) of enantiornithine bird Parvavis chuxiongensis
Wang, X., A. W. A. Kellner, S. Jiang, X. Cheng, Q. Wang, Y. Ma, Y. Paidoula, T. Rodrigues, H. Chen, J. M. Sayão, N. Li, J. Zhang, R. A. M. Bantim, X. Meng, X. Zhang, R. Qiu, and Z. Zhou. 2017. Egg accumulation with 3D embryos provides insight into the life history of a pterosaur. Science 358:1197-1201.
2017 DOI
longbones of embryos of pteranodontoid pterosaur H read more
longbones of embryos of pteranodontoid pterosaur Hamipterus tianshanensis
Wang, X., A. W. A. Kellner, X. Cheng, S. Jiang, Q. Wang, J. M. Sayão, T. Rodrigues, F. R. Costa, N. Li, X. Meng, and Z. Zhou. 2015. Eggshell and histology provide insight on the life history of a pterosaur with two functional ovaries. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences) 87:1599-1609.
2015 DOI
femur of non-pterodactyloid pterosaur Kunpengopter read more
femur of non-pterodactyloid pterosaur Kunpengopterus
Waskow, K., and O. Mateus. 2017. Dorsal rib histology of dinosaurs and a crocodylomorph from western Portugal: Skeletochronological implications on age determination and life history traits. Comptes Rendus Palevol 16:425-439.
2017 DOI
ribs of dinosaurs (stegosaur Miragaia longicollum, read more
ribs of dinosaurs (stegosaur Miragaia longicollum, ornithopod Draconyx loureiroi, theropod Lourinhanosaurus antunesi, spinosauroid theropod Baryonyx walkeri) and Crocodylomorpha indet.
Waskow, K., and P. M. Sander. 2014. Growth record and histological variation in the dorsal ribs of Camarasaurus sp. (Sauropoda). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34:852-869.
2014 DOI ribs of sauropod dinosaur Camarasaurus sp.
Weishampel, D. B., D. E. Fastovsky, M. Watabe, D. Varricchio, F. Jackson, K. Tsogtbaatar, and R. Barsbold. 2008. New oviraptorid embryos from Bugin-Tsav, Nemegt Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Mongolia, with insights into their habitat and growth. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28:1110-1119.
2008 Link DOI
Oviraptoridae incertae sedis (possibly closely rel read more
Oviraptoridae incertae sedis (possibly closely related to oviraptorid Rinchenia)
Weiss, B. M., J. Botha, and J. N. Choiniere. 2022. Limb bone histology of theropod dinosaurs from the Early Jurassic of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 42:e2145901.
2022 DOI
long bones (tibiae) of coelophysoid theropod Megap read more
long bones (tibiae) of coelophysoid theropod Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis, Theropoda indet.
Wellnhofer, P. 1970. Die Pterodactyloidea (Pterosauria) der Oberjura-Plattenkalke Süddeutschlands. Abhandlung der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Neue Folge 141:1-133.
1970 pterosaur Pterodactylus antiquus
Werning, S. 2012. The ontogenetic osteohistology of Tenontosaurus tilletti. PLoS ONE 7(3): e33539.
2012 Link DOI ornithopod dinosaur Tenontosaurus tilletti
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Publication YearLink Morphobank DOI
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Classical overview work
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Fossil Synapsida
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Parareptilia
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Eureptilia (excl. Dinos & Birds)
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Eureptilia (Dinos & Birds)
Taxa sampled and further notes
Werning, S. 2013. Evolution of Bone Histological Characters in Amniotes, and the Implications for the Evolution of Growth and Metabolism: In Integrative Biology in the Graduate Division, Vol. PhD thesis, pp. 445. University of California, Berkeley.
2013 Link
long bones of archosauromorphs: Trilophosaurus bue read more
long bones of archosauromorphs: Trilophosaurus buettneri, Vancleavea campi, Pteroterochampsia, Euparkeria capensis, Phytosauria, Revueltosaurus calenderi, Aetosauria, Effigia okeeffeae, cf. Postosuchus, pterosaurs Eudimorphodon cromptonellus, Dimophodon macronyx, Pterodactylus, dinosauromorph Dromomeron romeri; Asilisaurus kongwe, Silesauridae ident., Nyasasaurus parringtoni, Fruitadens haagororum, cf. Lesotosaurus or Strombergia, Scutellosaurus lawleri, Psittacosaurus mongoliensis, Plateosaurus engelhardti, Massospondylus carinatus, Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis, Tawa hallae, Coelophysis bauri, Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis, Coelophysoidea indet. Confuciusornis sanctus, Hesperornis, Lithornis celetius, Paracarhartes howardae [extant Sphenodon punctatus, Iguana iguana, Varanus niloticus, Alligator mississippiensis, Rhynchotus rufescens, Crax rubra, Buteo jamaicensis, Corvus corax]; extinct marsupial mammals: Thylacinus cynocephalus, Diprotodon optatum, Ngapakaldia tedfordi, Dorcopsoides fossilis, Prionotemnus palankarinna [plus several extant marsupials]
Werning, S., and S. J. Nesbitt. 2016. Bone histology and growth in Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi (Archosauromorpha: Rhynchosauria) from the Middle Triassic of the Ruhuhu Basin of Tanzania. Comptes Rendus Palevol 15:163-175.
2016 DOI
long bones of rhynochosaurian archosauromorph Sten read more
long bones of rhynochosaurian archosauromorph Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi [with reference to bone deposition rates in lissamphibians, mammals, turtles and lepidosaurs]
Wiffen, J., V. de Buffrénil, A. de Ricqlès, and J.-M. Mazin. 1995. Ontogenetic evolution of bone structure in Late Cretaceous Plesiosauria from New Zealand. Geobios 28:625-640.
1995
plesiosaurs (Elasmosauridae indet. [possibly Mauis read more
plesiosaurs (Elasmosauridae indet. [possibly Mauisaurus], Pliosauridae indet.)
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