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A fact from Endochondral ossification appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 December 2004. The text of the entry was as follows:
We have a number of images from Gray's Anatomy waiting for an appropriate article. In particular, I think there are a bunch of relevant bone-growth ones on Wikipedia:Gray's Anatomy images with missing articles 2 (#72 onward). I don't know enough about the subject to pick which, if any, are strictly relevant. We also have any number of ones like Image:Gray215.png showing the centres of ossification in a given bone (I really don't know if one of those would be relevant). -- John Fader19:52, 24 December 2004 (UTC)[reply]
I think this is for long bones AND short bones, as opposed to endromembranous bone formation which is for flat bones. But it seems like that section has references to support it, so I didn't want to make the change without confirmation. Mbarden (talk) 22:41, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
According to 1 and 2, Long and short bones form from cartilaginous precursors and later undergo endochondral ossification. Flat bones evolve differently and develop by intramembranous ossification. The allegation that flat bones form via endochondral ossification is more or less incorrect. Also the ethmoids and the skull base are a bit questionable and need further support. User579987 (talk) 09:26, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]