Tag Archive for 'Osteomyelitis'

Diagram of the Plateosaurus trossingensis skeleton as part of the Teoplati exhibit at the Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich. Image credit: Dupuis et al., doi: 10.1186/s13358-025-00368-3.

Triassic Sauropodomorph Dinosaur Suffered from Severe Bone Tissue Infection

Jun 17, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

A ream of paleontologists at the University of Zurich reports a chronic case of osteomyelitis (bone tissue infection) in Plateosaurus trossingensis, one...

The skull of ‘Tristan Otto.’ Image credit: Hamm.

Tyrannosaurs Suffered from Bone Infections, New Research Shows

Dec 2, 2021 by News Staff

Using a CT scanner and a technique called dual-energy computed tomography (DECT), a team of scientists in Germany has identified a bone disease called...

Life reconstruction of the titanosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Adamantina Formation in São Paulo backcountry, southeastern Brazil. The animal was reconstructed based on associated saltasaurid specimens in the area. Image credit: Hugo Cafasso.

Cretaceous Titanosaur Suffered from Blood Parasites and Severe Bone Inflammation

Dec 1, 2020 by Sergio Prostak

A giant sauropod dinosaur that lived 85.2 million years ago (Cretaceous period) in what is now Brazil had an aggressive case of osteomyelitis in its leg...