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Histological characteristics of the vertebral intercentra of Metoposaurus diagnosticus (Temnospondyli) from the Upper Triassic of Krasiejów (Upper Silesia, Poland)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2013

D. Konietzko-Meier ,
A. Bodzioch  and
P. M. Sander
D. Konietzko-Meier
Affiliation:
Steinmann Institute, Division of Paleontology, University of Bonn, Nussallee 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany. Email: Martin.Sander@uni-bonn.de Department of Biosystematics, University of Opole, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, Poland. Email: Dorota.Majer@uni.opole.pl; abodzioch@uni.opole.pl
A. Bodzioch
Affiliation:
Department of Biosystematics, University of Opole, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, Poland. Email: Dorota.Majer@uni.opole.pl; abodzioch@uni.opole.pl
P. M. Sander
Affiliation:
Steinmann Institute, Division of Paleontology, University of Bonn, Nussallee 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany. Email: Martin.Sander@uni-bonn.de
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Abstract

Osteohistological characteristics of the large temnospondyl amphibian Metoposaurus diagnosticus from the Upper Triassic of Poland (Krasiejów locality) were determined using vertebral intercentra thin-sections from different regions and growth stages. The intercentra showed a trabecular structure in both the endochondral and periosteal domains. Endochondral ossification developed first, and the primary bone occurs near the periphery with a higher degree of remodelling in the centre. Periosteal bone deposition begins later; first on the ventral side, continuing laterally and finally onto the dorsal side. Periosteal growth rate was initially very rapid, and then subsequently decreased in rate. In all sections, numerous remains of calcified cartilage are visible, which may indicate a juvenile, paedomorphic or plesiomorphic character. The four histologic ontogenetic stages (HOS) of sampled vertebrae were determined based on growth marks. Most of the sampled bones belong to juvenile individuals (HOS 1 to 3), apart from one atlas and the largest anterior dorsal intercentrum, which represent the oldest described stage (HOS 4). Sharpey's fibres are preserved in ventro-lateral cortical regions, around parapophyses and on the posterior side of the neural arch.

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cartilageHOSmorphogenesispaedomorphosispalaeohistology
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 103 , Issue 3-4: The Full Profession: A Celebration of the Life and Career of Wann Langston, Jr., Quintessential Vertebrate Palaeontologist , September 2012 , pp. 237 - 250
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