Paleobiology and skeletochronology of Jurassic dinosaurs: Implications from the histology and oxygen isotope compositions of bones

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 206, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 217-238

  Tutken T ^a   Pfretzschner, H U ^b   Vennemann, T W ^a   Sun, G ^c   Wang, Y D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate; Diagenesis; Dinosaur bone; Growth; Histology; Oxygen isotopes

Indexed keywords

BONE; DINOSAUR; GROWTH RESPONSE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JURASSIC; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; TEMPERATURE;

ANTHOZOA; CONIFEROPHYTA; DINOSAURIA; LAMIINAE; SAUROPODA;

EID: 16544391150     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.01.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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