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Pathologic Bone Tissues in a Turkey Vulture and a Nonavian Dinosaur: Implications for Interpreting Endosteal Bone and Radial Fibrolamellar Bone in Fossil Dinosaurs

  1. Anusuya Chinsamy1,†,*,
  2. Allison Tumarkin-Deratzian2

Article first published online: 26 AUG 2009

DOI: 10.1002/ar.20991

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The Anatomical Record

The Anatomical Record

Special Issue: Unearthing the Anatomy of Dinosaurs: New Insights Into Their Functional Morphology and Paleobiology

Volume 292, Issue 9, pages 1478–1484, September 2009

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Chinsamy, A. and Tumarkin-Deratzian, A. (2009), Pathologic Bone Tissues in a Turkey Vulture and a Nonavian Dinosaur: Implications for Interpreting Endosteal Bone and Radial Fibrolamellar Bone in Fossil Dinosaurs. Anat Rec, 292: 1478–1484. doi: 10.1002/ar.20991

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  1. 1

    Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

  2. 2

    Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  1. †

    Fax: (27-21)-650-3301

*Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa

  1. †

    Fax: (27-21)-650-3301

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 26 AUG 2009
  3. Manuscript Received: 9 JUN 2009
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 9 JUN 2009

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  • National Research Foundation (South Africa)
  • TUBITAK (Turkey)
  • National Science Foundation (USA)

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