Artículo
The osteoderm microstructure in doswelliids and proterochampsids and its implications for palaeobiology of stem archosaurs
Fecha de publicación:
10/2017
Editorial:
Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Paleobiology
Revista:
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
ISSN:
0567-7920
e-ISSN:
1732-2421
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Osteoderms are common in most archosauriform lineages, including basal forms, such as doswelliids and proterochampsids. In this survey, osteoderms of the doswelliids Doswellia kaltenbachi and Vancleavea campi, and proterochampsid Chanaresuchus bonapartei are examined to infer their palaeobiology, such as histogenesis, age estimation at death, development of external sculpturing, and palaeoecology. Doswelliid osteoderms have a trilaminar structure: two cortices of compact bone (external and basal) that enclose an internal core of cancellous bone. In contrast, Chanaresuchus bonapartei osteoderms are composed of entirely compact bone. The external ornamentation of Doswellia kaltenbachi is primarily formed and maintained by preferential bone growth. Conversely, a complex pattern of resorption and redeposition process is inferred in Archeopelta arborensis and Tarjadia ruthae. Vancleavea campi exhibits the highest degree of variation among doswelliids in its histogenesis (metaplasia), density and arrangement of vascularization and lack of sculpturing. The relatively high degree of compactness in the osteoderms of all the examined taxa is congruent with an aquatic or semi-aquatic lifestyle. In general, the osteoderm histology of doswelliids more closely resembles that of phytosaurs and pseudosuchians than that of proterochampsids.
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Articulos(CCT - LA PLATA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos(IIPG)
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION EN PALEOBIOLOGIA Y GEOLOGIA
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION EN PALEOBIOLOGIA Y GEOLOGIA
Citación
Ponce, Denis Alejandro; Cerda, Ignacio Alejandro; Desojo, Julia Brenda; Nesbitt, Sterling J.; The osteoderm microstructure in doswelliids and proterochampsids and its implications for palaeobiology of stem archosaurs; Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Paleobiology; Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 62; 4; 10-2017; 819-831
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