SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2023 Annual Meeting First Issue
Apatosaurus knee joint disease When researchers excavated the Apatosaurus femur specimen from the Morrison Formation in Wyoming (fossil number: UWGM 7213), they noticed that the lateral condyle and lateral epicondyle had inward erosion lesions. After preliminary determination, they believed that the lesion was the source of the disease. The inflammatory reaction caused by the erosion … Read more