Comparative histology of sculptured dermal bones in basal tetrapods, and the implications for the soft tissue dermis

Published: Jan 1, 2009
Abstract
The histology of the sculptured dermal bones of skull and pectoral girdle of 19 taxa of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic basal tetrapods and of the porolepiform Laccognathus is investigated. The dermal bones consist generally of compact external and internal cortices that frame a cancellous or trabecular middle region. In Laccognathus, thin, unmineralized Sharpey’s fibers that are loosely arranged penetrate the external cortex between the odontodes....
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Title
Comparative histology of sculptured dermal bones in basal tetrapods, and the implications for the soft tissue dermis
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Jan 1, 2009
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