Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)

Among extant mammals, the presence of osteoderms is limited to armadillos (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae), being one of its distinctive features. The osteoderms are articulated to form a carapace that covers their body dorsally. In this paper we study the integumentary structures of the armadillos Chaetoph...

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