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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M847786

Taxonomic name
Protostega gigas

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Protostega gigas (KUVP/Vert Paleo:KUVP 1208)

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Fig. S2. Humerus microstructure of large Protostega specimens. P. gigas CM 1421 full section in plane light (A), and close-up of bone microstructure in plane (B) and polarized light with a lambda filter (C). P. gigas KUVP 1208 full section in plane light (D), and close-up of bone microstructure in plane (E) and polarized light (F). Scale bar on A and D is 2cm; scale bar on B, C, E, and F is 1mm. Pink arrow: CGMs, PO: primary osteon, WB: woven bone, PFB: parallel-fibered bone, BI: bacterial invasion. High-resolution images available on Morphobank Project 4289.

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