Reexamination of paleopathology in Plesiosaurs and implications for behavioral interpretations

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 724-726

  Farke, Andrew A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DINOSAUR; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 34948902266     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[724:ROPIPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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