The eyes have it: The sizes, shapes, and orientations of theropod orbits as indicators of skull strength and bite force

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 766-778

  Henderson, Donald M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; SHAPE; SIZE STRUCTURE; SKULL; TOOTH;

CRANIA; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 0141479504     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0766:TEHITS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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