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
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<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>