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The palaeobiology of the non-mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes
Bibliography: leaves 201-218.
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| author | Botha, Jennifer |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6237 The palaeobiology of the non-mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes Botha, Jennifer Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya Zoology Bibliography: leaves 201-218. The biology of six non-mammalian cynodont genera, from basal to more derived forms was examined using bone cross-sectional geometry and histology, as well as isotope analyses. The bone histology of multiple postcrania revealed distinct variations in growth pattern between the genera studied. The bone histology of the basal Procynosuchus indicates that this animal had a slow, cyclical growth strategy and was probably sensitive to enviromental fluctuations. In contrast, the initial growth of more derived Thrinaxodon was rapid and only shows a marked decrease in growth rate with the onset of sexual maturity. The bone histology of the derived Cynognathus indicates rapid, sustained growth, whereas the bones of the contemporary Diademodon reveal a cyclical growth strategy that alternated between rapid growth during the favourable season and slow or arrests of growth during the unfavourable season. 2014-08-13T14:15:55Z 2014-08-13T14:15:55Z 2002 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6237 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Zoology Botha, Jennifer The palaeobiology of the non-mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | The palaeobiology of the non-mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes |
| title_full | The palaeobiology of the non-mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes |
| title_fullStr | The palaeobiology of the non-mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The palaeobiology of the non-mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes |
| title_short | The palaeobiology of the non-mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes |
| title_sort | palaeobiology of the non mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes |
| topic | Zoology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6237 |
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