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SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
卷 21, 期 4, 页码 462-470出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.11.005
关键词
Bone histology; Microstructure; Fossil record; Life history; Growth record
资金
- FAN-UZH (Fonds zur Forderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses der Universitat Zurich)
- DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
Among the fossilised ontogenetic series known for tetrapods, only more basal groups like temnospondyl amphibians have been used extensively in developmental studies, whereas reptilian and synapsid data have been largely neglected so far. However, before such ontogenetic series can be subject to study, the relative age and affiliation of putative specimens within a series has to be verified. Bone histology has a long-standing tradition as being a source of palaeobiological and growth history data in fossil amniotes and indeed, the analysis of bone microstructures still remains the most important and most reliable tool for determining the absolute ontogenetic age of fossil vertebrates. It is also the only direct way to reconstruct life histories and growth strategies for extinct animals. Herein the record of bone histology among Reptilia and its application to elucidate and expand fossilised ontogenies as a source of developmental data are reviewed. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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