Morphometric analysis of humerous and femur shape in Morrison sauropods: Implications for functional morphology and paleobiology

Paleobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 444-470

  Bonnan, Matthew F ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; DINOSAUR; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOMETRY;

APATOSAURUS; CAMARASAURUS; DIPLODOCUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES; SAUROPODA;

EID: 4344712846     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2004)030<0444:MAOHAF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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