Micromorphology of osteoderms in Dasypodidae (Cingulata, Mammalia): Characterization and 3D‐reconstructions

Osteoderms are present in a variety of extinct and extant vertebrates, but among mammals, the presence of osteoderms is essentially restricted to armadillos (Cingulata, Dasypodidae). Osteoderms have been proposed to exhibit a variety of functionalities in Dasypodidae, mainly protection and thermoreg...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of morphology (1931) 2020-02, Vol.281 (2), p.258-272
Hauptverfasser:	Scarano, Alejo C., Ciancio, Martin R., Barbeito‐Andrés, Jimena, Barbeito, Claudio G., Krmpotic, Cecilia M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	3D reconstructions dermal armor internal morphology microcomputed tomography
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