Whole‐body endothermy: ancient, homologous and widespread among the ancestors of mammals, birds and crocodylians
The whole‐body (tachymetabolic) endothermy seen in modern birds and mammals is long
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …
[PDF][PDF] Woven bone overview: structural classification based on its integral role in developmental, repair and pathological bone formation throughout vertebrate groups
F Shapiro, JY Wu - Eur Cell Mater, 2019 - ecmjournal.org
Cortical bone development is characterised by initial formation of woven bone followed by
deposition of lamellar bone on the woven scaffold. This occurs in normal bone formation as …
deposition of lamellar bone on the woven scaffold. This occurs in normal bone formation as …
[HTML][HTML] A giant dinosaur from the earliest Jurassic of South Africa and the transition to quadrupedality in early sauropodomorphs
Sauropod dinosaurs were dominant, bulk-browsing herbivores for 130 million years of the
Mesozoic, attaining gigantic body masses in excess of 60 metric tons [1, 2]. A columnar …
Mesozoic, attaining gigantic body masses in excess of 60 metric tons [1, 2]. A columnar …
Osteohistological analyses reveal diverse strategies of theropod dinosaur body-size evolution
TM Cullen, JI Canale, S Apesteguía… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The independent evolution of gigantism among dinosaurs has been a topic of long-standing
interest, but it remains unclear if gigantic theropods, the largest bipeds in the fossil record, all …
interest, but it remains unclear if gigantic theropods, the largest bipeds in the fossil record, all …
A Triassic plesiosaurian skeleton and bone histology inform on evolution of a unique body plan
Secondary marine adaptation is a major pattern in amniote evolution, accompanied by
specific bone histological adaptations. In the aftermath of the end-Permian extinction …
specific bone histological adaptations. In the aftermath of the end-Permian extinction …
[HTML][HTML] Quantification of intraskeletal histovariability in Alligator mississippiensis and implications for vertebrate osteohistology
Bone microanalyses of extant vertebrates provide a necessary framework from which to form
hypotheses regarding the growth and skeletochronology of extinct taxa. Here, we describe …
hypotheses regarding the growth and skeletochronology of extinct taxa. Here, we describe …
Development-based revision of bone tissue classification: the importance of semantics for science
E Prondvai, KHW Stein, A De Ricqlès… - Biological Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Research on the bone histology of extant and extinct animals has a long scientific history
and an accurate description of microstructural tissues is the cornerstone of the field. Ideally …
and an accurate description of microstructural tissues is the cornerstone of the field. Ideally …
[HTML][HTML] Origins of slow growth on the crocodilian stem lineage
Crocodilians grow slowly and have low metabolic rates similar to other living reptiles, but
palaeohistology indicates that they evolved from an ancestor with higher growth rates. 1, 2 …
palaeohistology indicates that they evolved from an ancestor with higher growth rates. 1, 2 …
Osteohistological insight into the growth dynamics of early dinosaurs and their contemporaries
Dinosauria debuted on Earth's stage in the aftermath of the Permo-Triassic Mass Extinction
Event, and survived two other Triassic extinction intervals to eventually dominate terrestrial …
Event, and survived two other Triassic extinction intervals to eventually dominate terrestrial …
[HTML][HTML] Novel insight into the origin of the growth dynamics of sauropod dinosaurs
Sauropod dinosaurs include the largest terrestrial animals and are considered to have
uninterrupted rapid rates of growth, which differs from their more basal relatives, which have …
uninterrupted rapid rates of growth, which differs from their more basal relatives, which have …