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Postcranial osteoderms are commonly developed in the major lineages of Archosauriformes, including forms such as proterochampsids and doswelliids. Here, we survey the histology of osteoderms of the doswelliids Archeopelta arborensis and Tarjadia ruthae, and the proterochampsids Chanaresuchus bonapartei and Pseudochampsa ischigualastensis to understand better the morphogenesis of these skeletal elements. Whereas, the Doswelliid osteoderms possess a trilaminar organization, in which two cortices (external and basal) can be differentiated from an internal core of cancellous bone, these elements are compact structures in proterochampsids. The osteoderms of P. ischigualastensis are avascular and they consist entirely of parallel-fibered bone. Conversely, the osteoderms of C. bonapartei are well vascularized structures composed of zones of woven-fibered bone and annuli of parallel-fibered bone. The rather simple microstructure observed in P. ischigualastensis osteoderms suggests that these elements grew at a constant, low rate. Compared with proterochampsids, doswelliid osteoderms possess a more complex histology, which appears to be linked to variations in the growth rate during the osteoderm formation and also to the development of the external ornamentation. A comparison of our findings with the results of earlier studies on other archosauriforms (phytosaurs and pseudosuchians) reveals that the general osteoderm histology of doswelliids bears a closer resemblance to that of phytosaurs and pseudosuchians than the proterochampsid osteoderm microstructure. If all archosauriform osteoderms are homologous structures, the closer resemblance of doswellid osteoderm microstructures to that of phytosaurs and pseudosuchians is in agreement with the hypothesis that doswellids are more closely related to archosaurs than proterochampsids. J. Morphol. 276:385-402, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Osteoderm histology of Proterochampsia and Doswelliidae (Reptilia: Archosauriformes) and their evolutionary and paleobiological implications
Autor:Cerda, I.A.; Desojo, J.B.; Trotteyn, M.J.; Scheyer, T.M.
Filiación:Conicet: Rivadavia 1917, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Museo Carlos Ameghino, Belgrano 1700, Paraje Pichi Ruca (predio Marabunta), Cipolletti, Río Negro, Argentina
Sección Paleontología Vertebrados, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Ángel Gallardo 470 C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina
INGEO. Instituto de Geología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Ignacio de la Rosa 590 (oeste), Complejo Universitario Islas Malvinas, San Juan, Argentina
Paläontologisches Institut und Museum der Universität Zürich, Karl Schmid-Strasse 4, Zürich, Switzerland
Palabras clave:Bone microstructure; Dermal armor; Doswelliids; Integument; Microanatomy; Proterochampsids; Archosauriformes; Proterochampsidae; Reptilia; anatomy and histology; animal; bone; evolution; reptile; Animals; Biological Evolution; Bone and Bones; Reptiles
Año:2015
Volumen:276
Número:4
Página de inicio:385
Página de fin:402
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20348
Título revista:Journal of Morphology
Título revista abreviado:J. Morphol.
ISSN:03622525
CODEN:JOMOA
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03622525_v276_n4_p385_Cerda

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Cerda, I.A., Desojo, J.B., Trotteyn, M.J. & Scheyer, T.M. (2015) . Osteoderm histology of Proterochampsia and Doswelliidae (Reptilia: Archosauriformes) and their evolutionary and paleobiological implications. Journal of Morphology, 276(4), 385-402.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20348
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Cerda, I.A., Desojo, J.B., Trotteyn, M.J., Scheyer, T.M. "Osteoderm histology of Proterochampsia and Doswelliidae (Reptilia: Archosauriformes) and their evolutionary and paleobiological implications" . Journal of Morphology 276, no. 4 (2015) : 385-402.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20348
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Cerda, I.A., Desojo, J.B., Trotteyn, M.J., Scheyer, T.M. "Osteoderm histology of Proterochampsia and Doswelliidae (Reptilia: Archosauriformes) and their evolutionary and paleobiological implications" . Journal of Morphology, vol. 276, no. 4, 2015, pp. 385-402.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20348
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Cerda, I.A., Desojo, J.B., Trotteyn, M.J., Scheyer, T.M. Osteoderm histology of Proterochampsia and Doswelliidae (Reptilia: Archosauriformes) and their evolutionary and paleobiological implications. J. Morphol. 2015;276(4):385-402.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20348