The ligamental scar in the costovertebral articulation of the tyrannosaurid dinosaurs

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-59

  Hirasawa, Tatsuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dinosauria; Rib; Ribcage; Soft tissue anatomy; Theropoda; Tyrannosauridae; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; KINEMATICS; SKELETON; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION; VERTEBRATE;

ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA; TYRANNOSAURIDAE;

EID: 65749093273     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2009.0106     Document Type: Article

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