Medullary bone in an Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird and discussion regarding its identification in fossils
Medullary bone is used by modern female birds as a calcium reservoir for eggshell production. Here, O’Connor and colleagues propose criteria for identifying medullary bone in fossils and report medullary bone from a Cretaceous enantiornithine bird fossil.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07621-z |