Long bone histology of the hadrosaurid dinosaur maiasaura peeblesorum: Growth dynamics and physiology based on an ontogenetic series of skeletal elements

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-129

  Horner, John R ^a   De Ricqlès, Armand ^b   Padian, Kevin ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Paris VII University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0007712583     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0115:LBHOTH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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