A new method to calculate allometric length-mass relationships of dinosaurs

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-60

  Seebacher, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0035531141     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0051:ANMTCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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