The diet of ostrich dinosaurs (Theropoda: Ornithomimosauria)

Palaeontology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 347-358

  Barrett, Paul M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energetics; Herbivory; Ornithomimosauria; Palaeoecology; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIET; DINOSAUR; HERBIVORY;

AVES; DINOSAURIA; GALLIFORMES; ORNITHOMIMOSAURIA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; THEROPODA;

EID: 16344390997     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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