Modeling growth rates for sauropod dinosaurs

Paleobiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 264-281

  Lehman, Thomas M ^a   Woodward, Holly N ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BONE; DINOSAUR; GROWTH RATE; HISTOLOGY; MODELING;

ALAMOSAURUS; ANIMALIA; APATOSAURUS; AVES; DINOSAURIA; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SALTASAURIDAE; SAUROPODA;

EID: 45249119555     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2008)034[0264:MGRFSD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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