Stable isotope evidence for changes in dietary niche partitioning among hadrosaurian and ceratopsian dinosaurs of the Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota

Paleobiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 534-552

  Fricke, Henry C ^a   Pearson, Dean A ^b  

^a University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^b Pioneer Trails Regional Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; DINOSAUR; FOOD PREFERENCE; NICHE PARTITIONING; PALEOECOLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOOTH;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CERATOPSIA; DINOSAURIA;

EID: 57049103971     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08020.1     Document Type: Article

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