Anatomy of a footprint: Bioturbation as a key to understanding dinosaur walk dynamics

Ichnos

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 129-139

  Avanzini, Marco ^a  

^a MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dinosaur footprints; Sediment bioturbation; Walking dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOSAURIA; GRALLATOR; THEROPODA;

BIOTURBATION; DINOSAUR; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FOOTPRINT;

EID: 0032427332     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420949809386444     Document Type: Article

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