Paleohistology of Micropholis stowi (Dissorophoidea) and Lydekkerina huxleyi (Lydekkerinidae) humeri from the Karoo Basin of South Africa, and implications for bone microstructure evolution in temnospondyl amphibians

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• Submitted April 18, 2003; revisions received January 17, 2014; accepted February 1, 2014.
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• Handling editor: Jason Anderson.
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