Project 485: S. J. Nesbitt, P. M. Barrett, S. Werning, C. A. Sidor, A. J. Charig. 2013. The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania. Biology Letters. 9:5pp.

Morphobank media number
M67962

Taxonomic name
Nyasasaurus parringtoni

Specimen
Nyasasaurus parringtoni (NHMUK:R6586)

Specimen notes
Holotype. Partial skeleton including right humerus, three partial presacral vertebrae, and three sacral vertebrae. All histological images are from the mid-diaphyseal humerus.

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histology (cross-section, mid-diaphysis)

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The Natural History Museum, London

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Media notes
Full cross-section of humerus at mid-diaphysis. Overlapping photos (~50% overlap) of the entire cross-section were taken at 5x total magnification under regular transmitted light using a Nikon D300 DSLR camera attached to a Nikon Optiphot2-Pol light transmission microscope. Individual images were assembled into a photomontage of the entire section using Kolor Autopano Giga 2.0. The photomontage was then edited in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended to remove the background and to add text and a scale bar.

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