Optimized for millions of years, natural materials often outperform synthetic materials due to
their hierarchical structures and multifunctional abilities. They usually feature a complex …

Here we describe variations in osteocytes derived from each of the three bone layers that
comprise the turtle shell. We examine osteocytes in bone from four extant turtle species to …

Postcranial ossification sequences in 24 therian mammals and three outgroup taxa were
obtained using clear staining and computed tomography to test the hypothesis that the …

We analyzed a comprehensive data set of ossification sequences including seven
marsupial, 13 placental and seven sauropsid species. Data are provided for the first time for …

Chinlechelys tenertesta is a turtle from the Upper Triassic Bull Canyon Formation of the
Chinle Group of eastern New Mexico, USA, which has largely been ignored in recent studies …

Abstract Using the Standard Event System (SES) to study patterns of vertebrate
development, we describe a series of 17 embryos of the pleurodire turtle Emydura …

In the present study, bone histology and isotope composition (C, N, O) of a femur and three
postcranial osteoderms from an approximately 23–25 year‐old captive female Alligator …

Up to this date, no clear common reference system for muscle nomenclature in vertebrates
exists due to 1. human medical anatomy dominated traditions, 2. typological,'box …

The origin and homology of the turtle shell is one of the most captivating topics in amniote
evolution. In this contribution, we present a new species of turtle from the Late Triassic of …

Modern turtles exhibit a broad scope of ecological adaptations, including coastal marine and
pelagic habitats, and, during their evolutionary history, turtles repeatedly exploited the …