10.1371/journal.pone.0185139.g005 Melinda Danowitz Melinda Danowitz John C. Barry John C. Barry Nikos Solounias Nikos Solounias Juvenile and young adult ossicones of <i>Giraffa camelopardalis</i>. Public Library of Science 2017 Plio-Pleistocene taxon Giraffa sivalensis bone growth square-shaped sustentacular facet astragalu ossicone exhibits non-dental specimens post-cranial Giraffa material post-cranial record Potwar Plateau Giraffa material Giraffa camelopardalis non-dental material 2017-09-19 17:46:05 Figure https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Juvenile_and_young_adult_ossicones_of_i_Giraffa_camelopardalis_i_/5421406 <p>(A) Lateral view of <i>Giraffa camelopardalis</i> young adult female ossicone (AMNH 165051), with secondary bone growth concentrated at the apex and as irregularly bordered islands on the shaft. The ossicone is fused to the skull surface with a visible fusion line. (B) Lateral view of <i>Giraffa camelopardalis</i> juvenile ossicone (AMNH 83605) that is not yet fused to the skull. (C) Undersurface of <i>Giraffa camelopardalis</i> juvenile ossicone, showing the characteristic pitted surface of detached ossicones.</p>