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Secondary Cartilage Revealed in a Non-Avian Dinosaur Embryo

The skull and jaws of extant birds possess secondary cartilage, a tissue that arises after bone formation during embryonic development at articulations, ligamentous and muscular insertions. Using histological analysis, we discovered secondary cartilage in a non-avian dinosaur embryo, Hypacrosaurus s...

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Autores principales: Bailleul, Alida M., Hall, Brian K., Horner, John R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23418610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056937