Simulated weathering of dinosaur tracks and the implications for their characterization

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 691-704

  Henderson, Donald M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WEATHERING;

DINOSAUR TRACKS; EROSION MODEL; FOSSIL TRACKS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

DINOSAUR; TRACE FOSSIL; TRACKWAY; WEATHERING;

DINOSAURIA; ORNITHOPODA; SAUROPODA; THEROPODA;

EID: 33750213099     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-024     Document Type: Article

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