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ACTA PALAEONTOLOGICA POLONICA
Volume 65, Issue 2, Pages 387-398Publisher
INST PALEOBIOLOGII PAN
DOI: 10.4202/app.00644.2019
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Archosatiromorpha; Lagerpeton; Tropidosuchus; paleobiology; paleohistology; Mesozoic; South America
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The Chanares Formation exhibits one of the most important archosauriform records of early Carnian ecosystems. Here we present new data on the palaeohistology of Chanares archosaurifonns and provide new insights into their paleobiology, as well as possible phylogenetically informative traits. Bone microstructure of Lagerpeton chanarensis and Tropidosuchus romeri is dominated by fibro-lamellar tissue and dense vascularization. On the other hand, Chanaresuchus honapartei is more densely vascularized, but with cyclical growth characterized by alternate fibro-lamellar, parallel-fibered and lamellar-zonal tissues. Dense vascularization and fibro-lamellar tissue imply fast growth and high metabolic rates for all these taxa. These histological traits may be tentatively interpreted as a possible adaptative advantage in front of Chanares Formation environmental conditions.
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