The comparative osteology of the petrotympanic complex (ear region) of extant baleen whales (Cetacea: Mysticeti). [PDF]
BackgroundAnatomical comparisons of the ear region of baleen whales (Mysticeti) are provided through detailed osteological descriptions and high-resolution photographs of the petrotympanic complex (tympanic bulla and petrosal bone) of all extant species ...
Eric G Ekdale +2 more
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Comparative skull osteology of the lacertid lizards Eremias persica and Mesalina watsonana (Sauria: Lacertidae) [PDF]
The skull of two lacertid lizards of Iran including Eremias persica from Isfahan Province, Central Iranian Plateau and Mesalina watsonana from Birjand in Southern Khorasan Province, Eastern Iran, was described and compared based on seven dry skull ...
A Khosravani +2 more
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Comparative osteology and osteometry of the coracoideum, humerus, and femur of the green turtle (
Fragmented skeletal remains of marine turtles occur frequently in archaeological and natural deposits on tropical and subtropical coasts. Identifying these remains to species based on their differential osteomorphology is vital to address questions ...
Francis Koolstra +2 more
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Comparative cranial osteology of subadult eucentrosauran ceratopsid dinosaurs from the Two Medicine Formation, Montana, indicates sequence of ornamentation development and complex supraorbital ontogenetic change [PDF]
The eucentrosauran centrosaurines Einiosaurus procurvicornis and Achelousaurus horneri are the two most commonly recovered ceratopsids from the Campanian Two Medicine Formation of northwestern Montana, USA.
JOHN P. WILSON, JOHN B. SCANNELLA
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Background: Anatomy forms the structural foundation of medical education, and osteology is a core component of first year MBBS training. Despite its importance, osteology—particularly of the axial skeleton—is frequently perceived as difficult by students
Hariharan S +3 more
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Comparative skull anatomy of terrestrial and crevice-dwelling Trachylepis skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) with a survey of resources in scincid cranial osteology [PDF]
Skinks account for more than 25% of all lizard species; however, representatives of fewer than a quarter of all species have been characterized osteologically.
Daniel J Paluh, Aaron M Bauer
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A comparative atlas of the skull osteology of European lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)
The fossil record provides evidence of a long evolutionary history of European lizards. Since fossil lizards are regularly represented by bone remains, the knowledge of the origins of extant taxa and their distribution in time and space is hindered by ...
Andrea Villa, Massimo Delfino
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Descriptive and comparative osteology of Bighead Lotak, Cyprinion milesi (Cyprinidae: Cypriniformes) from southeastern Iran [PDF]
The descriptive osteology of Cyprinion milesi is hereby provided for the first time and compared with those of two other Iranian members of this genus, i.e. C. macrostomum and C. kais.
Manoochehr Nasri +2 more
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Comparative Osteology of Harris's Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) [PDF]
R. W. Shufeldt
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