Biology:Feature scales

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Short description: Enlarged individual scales on an animal


Not to be confused with Feature scaling.

Feature scales are enlarged scales found on various reptiles. Despite their close resemblance to osteoderms, they have no boney component to them.[1] Examples of reptiles that are known to possess feature scales are iguanas,[2] and many non-avian dinosaurs such as Carnotaurus,[1] Brachylophosaurus,[3] diplodocids,[4] and various ceratopsians.[5] The term was first coined by Australian paleontologist Phil R. Bell in 2012 in reference to the midline scutes of the hadrosaurid Saurolophus.[6]

The feature scales on the green iguana form bumps on the lateral sides of the neck, and dorsal spines along the midline. Large feature scales (subtympanic plates) are also present just below the jaw.[7][1]

Feature scales are distinguished from basement scales (typical, small scales that make up most of the overall scales), by their notable size difference, being significantly wider and taller.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Czerkas, Stephen A.; Czerkas, Sylvia J. (1997). "The Integument and Life Restoration of Carnotaurus". in Wolberg, D. I.; Stump, E.; Rosenberg, G. D.. Dinofest International. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. pp. 155–158. 
  2. ↑ "Anoles, Iguanas, and Relatives: Iguanidae | Encyclopedia.com". https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/anoles-iguanas-and-relatives-iguanidae#CAPE_SPINYTAIL_IGUANA_Ctenosaura_hemilopha_SPECIES_ACCOUNTS. 
  3. ↑ Murphy, N.L.; Trexler, D.; Thompson, M. (2006). ""Leonardo," a mummified Brachylophosaurus from the Judith River Formation". in Carpenter, K.. Horns and Beaks: Ceratopsian and Ornithopod Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press. pp. 117–133. ISBN 0-253-34817-X. 
  4. ↑ Czerkas, S.A. (1993). "Discovery of dermal spines reveals a new look for sauropod dinosaurs". Geology 20 (12): 1068–1070. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<1068:dodsra>2.3.co;2. Bibcode: 1992Geo....20.1068C. 
  5. ↑ Bell, Phil R.; Hendrickx, Christophe; Pittman, Michael; Kaye, Thomas G.; Mayr, Gerald (August 12, 2022). "The exquisitely preserved integument of Psittacosaurus and the scaly skin of ceratopsian dinosaurs" (in en). Communications Biology 5 (1): 809. doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03749-3. ISSN 2399-3642. PMID 35962036. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bell, P.R. (2012). "Standardized Terminology and Potential Taxonomic Utility for Hadrosaurid Skin Impressions: A Case Study for Saurolophus from Canada and Mongolia". PLOS ONE 7 (2). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031295. PMID 22319623. Bibcode: 2012PLoSO...731295B. 
  7. ↑ Samuelson, Phillip (1995-06-01), "The Lizard King", Reptiles Magazine 3 (2): 64–84, doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0696-26a, Bibcode: 1996SciAm.274f..26M 




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