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

Author(s)
Bell, Phil
Rothschild, Bruce M
Tanke, Darren H
Publication Date
2011
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.
Citation
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, v.53, p. 166-168
ISSN
1524-4156
Link
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14852
Language
en
Publisher
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Title
First Report of Gout in an Ornithomimid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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