Medullary bone in an Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird and discussion regarding its identification in fossils

Volume: 9, Issue: 1
Published: Dec 5, 2018
Abstract
Medullary bone is an ephemeral type of bone tissue, today found only in sexually mature female birds, that provides a calcium reservoir for eggshell formation. The presence of medullary bone-like tissues in extant birds, pterosaurs, and dinosaurs distantly related to birds shows that caution must be exercised before concluding that fossils bear medullary bone. Here we describe a new specimen of pengornithid enantiornithine from the Lower...
Paper Details
Title
Medullary bone in an Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird and discussion regarding its identification in fossils
Published Date
Dec 5, 2018
Volume
9
Issue
1
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