Multiple injury and infection in a sub-adult theropod dinosaur allosaurus fragilis with comparisons to allosaur pathology in the cleveland-lloyd dinosaur quarry collection

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 76-90

  Hanna, Rebecca R ^a,b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HC 58 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE; DINOSAUR; INJURY; PATHOLOGY; QUARRY; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ALLOSAURUS FRAGILIS; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 33747359648     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0076:MIAIIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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