Bone Histology of Phytosaur, Aetosaur, and Other Archosauriform Osteoderms (Eureptilia, Archosauromorpha)

• Published in: Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) Vol. 297; no. 2; pp. 240 - 260
• Main Authors: Scheyer, Torsten M., Desojo, Julia B., Cerda, Ignacio A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Aetosauria; Animals; archosaurs; Bone and Bones - anatomy & histology; bone microstructure; dermal armor; fibro‐lamellar bone; Fossils; Phylogeny; Phytosauria; Reptiles - anatomy & histology; archosaurs; Phytosauria; fibro-lamellar bone; bone microstructure; Aetosauria; dermal armor

ABSTRACT As in other archosauriforms, phytosaurs and aetosaurs are characterized by the presence of well‐developed osteoderms. Here we provide a comparative study on the microstructure of phytosaur (five taxa) and aetosaur (thirteen taxa) osteoderms. For outgroup comparison, we sampled osteoderms of...