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$Ossinodus and fractured radius$

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Description: Morphology of Ossinodus and its fractured right radius, QMF 37451. (a) Reconstructed life appearance of Ossinodus, based on numerous cranial and postcranial remains; the individual to which QMF 37451 belonged is estimated to have been about 1–1.5 m long. (b–e) External morphology of radius in lateral (b), anterior (c), medial (d) and posterior (e) views; proximal (elbow) articulation to top of page. The large callus on the proximolateral surface resulted from healing of the fracture. Abbreviations: dmr, dorsomesial ridge; pvr, proximoventral ridge; vmr, ventromesial ridge; vrc, ventral radial crest; nut. for., nutrient foramen.
Title: Ossinodus and fractured radius
Credit: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0125723
Author: Peter J. Bishop, Christopher W. Walmsley, Matthew J. Phillips, Michelle R. Quayle, Catherine A. Boisvert, Colin R. McHenry
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