Dermal Armor Histology of Saltasaurus loricatus, an Upper Cretaceous Sauropod Dinosaur from Northwest Argentina

The first unambiguous evidence of the presence of osteoderms in sauropod dinosaurs came from the discovery of Saltasaurus loricatus, a titanosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina. The dermal armor of Saltasaurus is composed of bony plates and small dermal ossicles. Here, we analyze the bone mi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta palaeontologica Polonica 2010-09, Vol.55 (3), p.389-398
Hauptverfasser:	Cerda, Ignacio A., Powell, Jaime E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Argentina dermal ossicles metaplasia osteoderms osteohistology Sauropoda Titanosauria
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