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. 2004 Apr-Jun;56(2):124-8.

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[Post-microtraumatic cervical osteoarthritis in a cretaceus dinosaur]

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R D'Anastasio et al. Reumatismo. 2004 Apr-Jun.

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Abstract

The authors describe a very rare case of osteoarthritis in a cervical vertebra of a cretaceous dinosaur (Spinosaurus maroccanus). Besides it is one of the most ancient case of osteoarthritis published up today. The fossil record was studied through macroscopic and radiographic analyses and computed tomography scan.

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