The endocranium of the theropod dinosaur Ceratosaurus studied with computed tomography

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 601-616

  Sanders, R Kent ^a   Smith, David K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratosaurus; Computed tomography; Cranial pneumatic systems; Endocranium; Paleoneurology; Theropoda; Virtual rendering

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; MORPHOLOGY; SKULL;

ALLIGATOR; ALLOSAURUS; AVES; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 26244461718     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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