Secondary cartilage revealed in a non-avian dinosaur embryo.

Secondary cartilage revealed in a non-avian dinosaur embryo.

The skull and jaws of extant birds possess secondary cartilage, a tissue that arises after bone formation during embryonic development at articulations, ligamentous and muscular insertions. Using histological analysis, we discovered secondary cartilage in a non-avian dinosaur embryo, Hypacrosaurus s...

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Main Authors: Alida M Bailleul, Brian K Hall, John R Horner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3572077?pdf=render

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