Re: Bone Cancer

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

Rocky Barney wrote:
> 
> Has anyone ever heard of any cases of bone cancer on dinosaur bone being
> proven?  If so, could they relate the instances? I once found some
> material that looked like it might have been disfigured by cancer, but
> am not sure. Thanks in advance.
>                                 Rocky and Philena Barney

Try contacting Dr Pat Vickers-Rich at Monash Uni, Australia. Her home
page can be found at:
http://artemis.earth.monash.edu.au/Department/pat_rich.html

I believe she has an interest in bone disease in fossil animals. There
is one case I know of where an Australian hypsilophodontid showed
signs of advanced osteomyolitis in one tibia. A photo of the casts
of these tibia can be seen at:
http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/4459/austdino.html
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        Dann Pigdon
        Melbourne, Australia
        http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/4459/

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