Reflections of surface water, seasonality and climate in stable oxygen isotopes from tyrannosaurid tooth enamel

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 206, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 239-256

  Straight, William H ^a,c   Barrick, Reese E ^a   Eberth, David A ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amount effect; Dinosaur; Enamel; Isotope; Oxygen; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; SEASONALITY; TOOTH;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1942429767     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.01.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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