Essays about: "pachyosteosclerosis"

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  1. 1. Osteo-histology of Mesozoic marine tetrapods : implications for longevity, growth strategies and growth rates

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Gren; [2010]
    Keywords : histologi; mesozoiska tetrapoder; livslängd; tillväxtstrategier; osteoporos; pachyosteosclerosis; histology; Mesozoic tetrapods; longevity; growth strategies; osteoporosis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Osteo-histology provides information on age, growth strategies, and lifestyles of both recent and ancient animals. This study deals with the histology of fossilized bone from three groups of tetrapods – sea turtles, ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs – all secondarily adapted to marine life, but with rather different bone microstructures. READ MORE