Essays about: "Mesozoic tetrapods"

Found 2 essays containing the words Mesozoic tetrapods.

1. 1. Dental histology of Cretaceous mosasaurs (Reptilia, Squamata) : incremental growth lines in dentine and implications for tooth replacement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Johan Gren; [2011]
   Keywords : dental histology; mosasaurs; Cretaceous tetrapods; incremental lines; von Ebner; Andresen; tooth replacement; tandhistologi; mosasaurier; kretaceiska tetrapoder; tillväxtlinjer; tandersättning; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The dentine of teeth from five genera of mosasaurs [i.e., Clidastes, Halisaurus, Dollosaurus (Prognathodon),cf. Platecarpus, and Tylosaurus] and a Mesozoic crocodylian (Aigialosuchus) from the Campanian of the Kristianstad Basin, southernmost Sweden, displays two types of incremental growth lines; i. READ MORE

3. 2. 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