First Report of Gout in an Ornithomimid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta

Phil Bell; Bruce M Rothschild; Darren H Tanke

First Report of Gout in an Ornithomimid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta

Phil Bell, Bruce M Rothschild, Darren H Tanke

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Abstract

A spherical lesion on a pedal phalanx of an ornithomimid from the Scollard Formation of Alberta is diagnosed as gout. Gout is recognized in the absence of urate crystals by the presence of periarticular spherical lesions and smooth perilesional bone growth forming a characteristic overhanging "lip." This finding identifies gout in the Ornithomimosauria for the first time, confirming gout was present in theropods outside of the Tyrannosauridae.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	166-168
Journal	New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin
Volume	53
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Evolutionary Biology
Palaeontology (incl Palynology)
Animal Systematics and Taxonomy

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First Report of Gout in an Ornithomimid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta

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