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
M68021

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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Sarah Werning

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The Natural History Museum, London

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Media notes
Radial "transect" of the humerus at mid-diaphysis. Overlapping digital photos (~50% overlap) moving from the endosteal margin to the periosteal margin were taken at five points around the circumference. Photos were taken at 25x 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 CS4 Extended to correct brightness and contrast (across the whole image) and to add text and a scale bar.

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