Medullary bone in an Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird and discussion regarding its identification in fossils

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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Autores principales: Jingmai O’Connor, Gregory M. Erickson, Mark Norell, Alida M. Bailleul, Han Hu, Zhonghe Zhou
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/fb7bf270b88c434a9e79b67c7d6e0e43
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