The integument of Psittacosaurus from Liaoning Province, China: Taphonomy, epidermal patterns and color of a ceratopsian dinosaur

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 479-486

  Lingham Soliar, Theagarten ^a   Plodowski, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crypsis; Epidermal scales; Pigment diffusion; Psittacosaurus; Skeletal pigmentation; Skin color

Indexed keywords

BONE; COLOR; CRYPSIS; DINOSAUR; MELANIN; PIGMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; SKIN; TAPHONOMY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHINA; DINOSAUR; EPIDERMIS; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHINA; DINOSAURS; EPIDERMIS; FOSSILS; PALEONTOLOGY; PHARYNX; PLANTS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

CHINA; LIAONING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CERATOPSIA; DINOSAURIA; PSITTACOSAURUS; SINOSAUROPTERYX; THEROPODA;

EID: 77954458393     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-010-0661-3     Document Type: Article

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