Bony lesions in early tetrapods and the evolution of mineralized tissue repair
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DOI: 10.1017/pab.2019.31
Abstract: Abstract. Bone healing is an important survival mechanism, allowing vertebrates to recover from injury and disease. Here we describe newly recognized paleopathologies in the hindlimbs of the early tetrapods Crassigyrinus scoticus and Eoherpeton watsoni from… read more here.
Keywords: mineralized tissues; tissue repair; bone healing; bone ... See more keywords
Evolutionary changes in the orbits and palatal openings of early tetrapods, with emphasis on temnospondyls
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DOI: 10.1017/s1755691018000919
Abstract: ABSTRACT Open palates with large interpterygoid vacuities are a diagnostic characteristic of temnospondyl amphibians, the most species-rich group of early tetrapods. Aside from their functional roles, several other aspects of such vacuities, such as their… read more here.
Keywords: changes orbits; orbits palatal; palatal openings; evolutionary changes ... See more keywords