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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Main Authors: | Jingmai O’Connor, Gregory M. Erickson, Mark Norell, Alida M. Bailleul, Han Hu, Zhonghe Zhou |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2018
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/fb7bf270b88c434a9e79b67c7d6e0e43 |
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