Maiasaura (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae) Tibia Osteohistology Reveals Non-annual Cortical Vascular Rings in Young of the Year
Annually, tetrapod vertebrate bone apposition is briefly interrupted, which typically coincides with the yearly environmental nadir. The temporary appositional hiatus is histologically recorded in bone cortex as a hypermineralized ring termed a line of arrested growth (LAG). One paleohistology study...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2019.00050/full |