Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina

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Talevi, Marianella; Fernández, Marta S.
Año de publicación
2015
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Fil: Talevi, Marianella. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Fernández, Marta S. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Unidades de Investigación Anexo Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fil: Talevi, Marianella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Fernández, Marta S. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Elasmosauridae were cosmopolitan Late Cretaceous plesiosaurs with conspicuous morphological diversity. Within this group, vertebral morphology is a criterion for estimating relative age in plesiosaur. On the other hand, the microstructure of plesiosaur bone is considered as indicative of ontogenetic stage. However, knowledge about ontogenetic tissue transformation in different elements of the skeleton is poorly known. Resorption and remodelling of skeletal tissues are required for development and growth, mechanical adaptation, repair and mineral homeostasis of the vertebrate skeleton. This contribution analyses different postcranial elements of a Late Cretaceous elasmosaurid from Patagonia. Characterisation of bone microstructure indicates the presence of compact bone inner organisation in an adult derived plesiosaur from the Cretaceous and that the distribution of bone specialisations depicts conspicuous variations within a single skeleton depending on the skeletal element considered. Bone compactness or degree of remodelling in elasmosaurids is not necessarily correlated with the ontogenetic age of the animal or to costal versus pelagic lifestyles. The available data are still scarce, but we propose a topic of discussion: perhaps the degree of remodelling and compactness also may be related to the activity level and increased mechanical load in different skeletal elements.
Elasmosauridae were cosmopolitan Late Cretaceous plesiosaurs with conspicuous morphological diversity. Within this group, vertebral morphology is a criterion for estimating relative age in plesiosaur. On the other hand, the microstructure of plesiosaur bone is considered as indicative of ontogenetic stage. However, knowledge about ontogenetic tissue transformation in different elements of the skeleton is poorly known. Resorption and remodelling of skeletal tissues are required for development and growth, mechanical adaptation, repair and mineral homeostasis of the vertebrate skeleton. This contribution analyses different postcranial elements of a Late Cretaceous elasmosaurid from Patagonia. Characterisation of bone microstructure indicates the presence of compact bone inner organisation in an adult derived plesiosaur from the Cretaceous and that the distribution of bone specialisations depicts conspicuous variations within a single skeleton depending on the skeletal element considered. Bone compactness or degree of remodelling in elasmosaurids is not necessarily correlated with the ontogenetic age of the animal or to costal versus pelagic lifestyles. The available data are still scarce, but we propose a topic of discussion: perhaps the degree of remodelling and compactness also may be related to the activity level and increased mechanical load in different skeletal elements.
Materia
Bone Histology
Microanatomy
Plesiosaur
Late Cretaceous
Patagonia
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spelling Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, ArgentinaTalevi, MarianellaFernández, Marta S.Bone HistologyMicroanatomyPlesiosaurLate CretaceousPatagoniaFil: Talevi, Marianella. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología. Río Negro, Argentina.Fil: Fernández, Marta S. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Unidades de Investigación Anexo Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados. Buenos Aires, Argentina.Fil: Talevi, Marianella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Río Negro, Argentina.Fil: Fernández, Marta S. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Buenos Aires, Argentina.Elasmosauridae were cosmopolitan Late Cretaceous plesiosaurs with conspicuous morphological diversity. Within this group, vertebral morphology is a criterion for estimating relative age in plesiosaur. On the other hand, the microstructure of plesiosaur bone is considered as indicative of ontogenetic stage. However, knowledge about ontogenetic tissue transformation in different elements of the skeleton is poorly known. Resorption and remodelling of skeletal tissues are required for development and growth, mechanical adaptation, repair and mineral homeostasis of the vertebrate skeleton. This contribution analyses different postcranial elements of a Late Cretaceous elasmosaurid from Patagonia. Characterisation of bone microstructure indicates the presence of compact bone inner organisation in an adult derived plesiosaur from the Cretaceous and that the distribution of bone specialisations depicts conspicuous variations within a single skeleton depending on the skeletal element considered. Bone compactness or degree of remodelling in elasmosaurids is not necessarily correlated with the ontogenetic age of the animal or to costal versus pelagic lifestyles. The available data are still scarce, but we propose a topic of discussion: perhaps the degree of remodelling and compactness also may be related to the activity level and increased mechanical load in different skeletal elements.Elasmosauridae were cosmopolitan Late Cretaceous plesiosaurs with conspicuous morphological diversity. Within this group, vertebral morphology is a criterion for estimating relative age in plesiosaur. On the other hand, the microstructure of plesiosaur bone is considered as indicative of ontogenetic stage. However, knowledge about ontogenetic tissue transformation in different elements of the skeleton is poorly known. Resorption and remodelling of skeletal tissues are required for development and growth, mechanical adaptation, repair and mineral homeostasis of the vertebrate skeleton. This contribution analyses different postcranial elements of a Late Cretaceous elasmosaurid from Patagonia. Characterisation of bone microstructure indicates the presence of compact bone inner organisation in an adult derived plesiosaur from the Cretaceous and that the distribution of bone specialisations depicts conspicuous variations within a single skeleton depending on the skeletal element considered. Bone compactness or degree of remodelling in elasmosaurids is not necessarily correlated with the ontogenetic age of the animal or to costal versus pelagic lifestyles. The available data are still scarce, but we propose a topic of discussion: perhaps the degree of remodelling and compactness also may be related to the activity level and increased mechanical load in different skeletal elements.Taylor & Francis2015-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfTalevi, Marianella y Fernández, Marta S. (2015) Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. Taylor & Francis; Historical Biology; 27 (1);60-670891-2963https://rid.unrn.edu.ar/jspui/handle/20.500.12049/5188https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2013.863882eng27 (1)Historical Biologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/reponame:RID-UNRN (UNRN)instname:Universidad Nacional de Río Negro2025-09-29T14:28:51Zoai:rid.unrn.edu.ar:20.500.12049/5188instacron:UNRNInstitucionalhttps://rid.unrn.edu.ar/jspui/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttps://rid.unrn.edu.ar/oai/snrdrid@unrn.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:43692025-09-29 14:28:51.612RID-UNRN (UNRN) - Universidad Nacional de Río Negrofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
spellingShingle Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
Talevi, Marianella
Bone Histology
Microanatomy
Plesiosaur
Late Cretaceous
Patagonia
title_short Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title_full Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title_fullStr Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
title_sort Remodelling of skeletal tissues bone and structural specialisations in an elasmosaurid (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauroidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Talevi, Marianella
Fernández, Marta S.
author Talevi, Marianella
author_facet Talevi, Marianella
Fernández, Marta S.
author_role author
author2 Fernández, Marta S.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bone Histology
Microanatomy
Plesiosaur
Late Cretaceous
Patagonia
topic Bone Histology
Microanatomy
Plesiosaur
Late Cretaceous
Patagonia
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: Talevi, Marianella. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Fernández, Marta S. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Unidades de Investigación Anexo Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fil: Talevi, Marianella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Fernández, Marta S. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Elasmosauridae were cosmopolitan Late Cretaceous plesiosaurs with conspicuous morphological diversity. Within this group, vertebral morphology is a criterion for estimating relative age in plesiosaur. On the other hand, the microstructure of plesiosaur bone is considered as indicative of ontogenetic stage. However, knowledge about ontogenetic tissue transformation in different elements of the skeleton is poorly known. Resorption and remodelling of skeletal tissues are required for development and growth, mechanical adaptation, repair and mineral homeostasis of the vertebrate skeleton. This contribution analyses different postcranial elements of a Late Cretaceous elasmosaurid from Patagonia. Characterisation of bone microstructure indicates the presence of compact bone inner organisation in an adult derived plesiosaur from the Cretaceous and that the distribution of bone specialisations depicts conspicuous variations within a single skeleton depending on the skeletal element considered. Bone compactness or degree of remodelling in elasmosaurids is not necessarily correlated with the ontogenetic age of the animal or to costal versus pelagic lifestyles. The available data are still scarce, but we propose a topic of discussion: perhaps the degree of remodelling and compactness also may be related to the activity level and increased mechanical load in different skeletal elements.
Elasmosauridae were cosmopolitan Late Cretaceous plesiosaurs with conspicuous morphological diversity. Within this group, vertebral morphology is a criterion for estimating relative age in plesiosaur. On the other hand, the microstructure of plesiosaur bone is considered as indicative of ontogenetic stage. However, knowledge about ontogenetic tissue transformation in different elements of the skeleton is poorly known. Resorption and remodelling of skeletal tissues are required for development and growth, mechanical adaptation, repair and mineral homeostasis of the vertebrate skeleton. This contribution analyses different postcranial elements of a Late Cretaceous elasmosaurid from Patagonia. Characterisation of bone microstructure indicates the presence of compact bone inner organisation in an adult derived plesiosaur from the Cretaceous and that the distribution of bone specialisations depicts conspicuous variations within a single skeleton depending on the skeletal element considered. Bone compactness or degree of remodelling in elasmosaurids is not necessarily correlated with the ontogenetic age of the animal or to costal versus pelagic lifestyles. The available data are still scarce, but we propose a topic of discussion: perhaps the degree of remodelling and compactness also may be related to the activity level and increased mechanical load in different skeletal elements.
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