New Comparative Data on the Long Bone Microstructure of Large Extant and Extinct Flightless Birds

New Comparative Data on the Long Bone Microstructure of Large Extant and Extinct Flightless Birds

Here, we investigate whether bone microanatomy can be used to infer the locomotion mode (cursorial vs. <i>graviportal</i>) of large terrestrial birds. We also reexamine, or describe for the first time, the bone histology of several large extant and extinct flightless birds to (i) documen...

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Main Authors: Aurore Canoville, Anusuya Chinsamy, Delphine Angst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
terrestrial birds
flightless birds
Palaeognathae
bone histology
microanatomy
growth marks
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/4/298

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