Trackway Ratio: A new look at trackway gauge in the analysis of quadrupedal dinosaur trackways and its implications for ichnotaxonomy

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 257-270

  Romano, M ^a   Whyte, M A ^a   Jackson, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinosaur; Preservation; Quadrupedal; Trackway gauge; Trackway ratio

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOOTPRINT; ICHNOLOGY; PRESERVATION; TAXONOMY; TRACKWAY;

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA;

EID: 34250025142     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940601050014     Document Type: Article

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