Decompression syndrome and diving behavior in Odontochelys, the first turtle

• Autorzy: Rothschild B.M. , Naples V.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Odontochelys semitestacea, the oldest known turtle, from the Late Triassic of China, shows a pathology. Sharply defined, focal depressions were noted on the articular surfaces of both humeri, documenting avascular necrosis. Diving habits of Mesozoic marine reptiles have been characterized on the basis of this localized form of bone death attributed to decompression syndrome. Pursuit by a predator was likely the cause of dangerously rapid depth changes by swimming turtles. The prevalence of avascular necrosis decreased geometrically from the Cretaceous to the Pleistocene. This study suggests that the habit of repetitive diving in turtles was already present in the Late Triassic, but that protective physiological and behavioral adaptations had not yet evolved.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Testudines; Odontochelys semitestacea; turtle; diving behaviour; bone; pathology; avascular necrosis; osteonecrosis zob.avascular necrosis; bone infarction zob.avascular necrosis; aseptic necrosis zob.avascular necrosis; ischaemic bone necrosis zob.avascular necrosis; Triassic; Late Triassic; China

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 60
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.163-167,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Rothschild B.M.

• Carnegie Museum, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15272, USA
• Department of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio 44272, USA

autor

Naples V.

• Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Montgomery Hall, 155 Castle Drive, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, USA

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Identyfikatory

DOI

dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.2012.0113