Morphobank media number
M847787
Taxonomic name
† Desmatochelys lowi
Specimen
† Desmatochelys lowi (FHSM/VP:FHSM VP-17470)
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Fig. S3. Humerus microstructure of non-Protostega sea turtles for comparison. Basal protostegid Desmatochelys lowii FHSM VP-17470 full section in plane light (A), and close-up of bone microstructure in plane (B) and polarized light (C). Non-protostegid basal sea turtle Toxochelys latiremis FHSM VP-700 full section in plane light (D), and close-up of bone microstructure in plane (E) and polarized light (F). Double white arrow marks a possible EFS along the periosteal surface of FHSM VP-700. Scale bar on A and D is 1cm; scale bar on B, C, E, and F is 1mm. Pink arrow: CGMs, ER: erosion room, SB: secondary bone. High-resolution images available on Morphobank Project 4289.
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