Project 4289: L. E. Wilson. 2023. Rapid growth in Late Cretaceous sea turtles reveals life history strategies similar to extant leatherbacks. PeerJ. 11:e14864.

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M847785

Taxonomic name
Protostega gigas

Specimen
Protostega gigas (FHSM/VP:FHSM VP-17979)

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Fig. S1. Long bone microstructure of small Protostega specimens. P. gigas FHSM VP-17979 humerus full section in plane light (A), and close-up of bone microstructure in plane (B) and polarized light (C). P. gigas FHSM VP-17979 femur full section in plane light (D), and close-up of bone microstructure in plane (E) and polarized light (F). P. gigas CM 1393 humerus full section in plane light (G), and close-up of bone microstructure in plane (H) and polarized light (I). Scale bar on A, D, and G is 2cm; scale bar on B, C, E, F, H and I is 1mm. Pink arrow: CGMs, PO: primary osteon, WB: woven bone, PFB: parallel-fibered bone. High-resolution images available on Morphobank Project 4289.

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