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How dinosaur research can help medicine – EurekAlert
Dieses mit 27 Metern längste in Europa jemals gezeigte Dinosaurierskelett ist aktuell im Museum Koenig in Bonn zu sehen. Das Kugelgelenk zwischen zwei Wirbeln ist beim Maßband zu erkennen.
IMAGE: of the oldest marine reptile genus Mesosaurus (290 million years old) from the Permian period. The gap between the two vertebrae at the bottom of the picture contains the remains…
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Credit: (c) Tanja Wintrich/Uni Bonn
The intervertebral discs connect the vertebrae and give the spine its mobility. The disc consists of a cartilaginous fibrous ring and a gelatinous core as a buffer. It has always been assumed that only humans and other mammals have discs. A misconception, as a…
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