Comparative long bone histology and growth of the " hypsilophodontid" dinosaurs orodromeus makelai, dryosaurus altus, and tenontosaurus tillettii (Ornythlschla: Euornithopoda)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 734-747

  Horner, John R ^a   Ricqls, Armand De ^b,c   Padian, Kevin ^d   Scheetz, Rodney D ^e  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DINOSAUR; GROWTH RATE; HISTOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PALEONTOLOGY; SIZE AT MATURITY; SKELETAL REMAINS;

DINOSAURIA; HADROSAURIDAE; HYPACROSAURUS; HYPSILOPHODONTIDAE; MAIASAURA; ORNITHOPODA;

EID: 77749239747     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0312     Document Type: Article

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