Ossification Centers and Skeletal Development in the Postnatal Virginia Opossum

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Abstract
The opossum, Didelphis marsupialis virginiana, has been the subject of much study in regard to its anatomy, physiology, and ecology. The earliest accounts were morphological including descriptions of osteology by Tyson (1698) and Coues (1872). The extensive studies of Hartman (1923, 1928, 1952) cover breeding habits, development, and parturition as well as rate of development as determined by external characteristics. A detailed account of the embryology of the opossum by McCrady (1938) treats the development of various organ systems during the 12 to 13 day intrauterine period, but does not discuss the time of appearance of early bone centers in any detail.

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