Re: Dinosaur bone histology

[Phillip Bigelow <n8010095@henson.cc.wwu.edu>]

P.L. Manning wrote:
>I would be grateful if anyone could point me in the direction of any new
>references (Post 1990) on dinosaur bone histology, especially any comparative
>work....


Although not strictly comparative nature, here are a couple post-1990 references
on bone histology that you may find useful:

           Varricchio, D.J. 1993. Bone microstructure of the Upper Cretaceous
                theropod dinosaur Troodon formosus.  _Journal of Vertebrate
                Paleontology_ 13:99-104

          Chinsamy, A. 1993. Dicynodont (Therapsida) bone histology:
               phylogenetic and physiologic implications. _Palaeontologia
               Africana_ 30:97-102.

         ______, and B.S. Rubidge. 1993. Bone histology and growth
               trajectory of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus
               carinatus (Owen).  _Modern Geology_ 18:319-329.

        _______. 1995. Ontogenetic changes in the bone histology of the Late
               Jurassic ornithopod Dryosaurus lettowvorbecki. _Journal of
               Vertebrate Paleontology_ 15(1):96-104. 

And if you can find it (good luck), look at this old ref.:
      
         Enlow, D.H. 1969. The bone of reptiles; pp. 45-77 _in_
             C. Gans and A. d'A. Bellairs (eds.). _Biology of the Reptilia.
              Morphology A._  Academic Press. London.
(note that this last paper is NOT the famous Enlow and Brown paper...
it be a 'nother 'un).