The first triceratops bonebed and its implications for gregarious behavior

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 286-290

  Mathews, Joshua C ^a,b   Williams, Scott A ^a,b   Henderson, Michael D ^a,b   Brusatte, Stephen L ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Burpee Museum of Natural History   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BONE; DINOSAUR; PALEONTOLOGY;

TRICERATOPS;

EID: 65349162115     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2009.10010382     Document Type: Article

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