Range of experimental Dinosaur (Hypsilophodon foxii) footprints due to variation in sand consistency: How wet was the track?

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-214

  Jackson, Simon J ^a   Whyte, Martin A ^a   Romano, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinosaur; Displacement; Hypsilophodon; Moisture; Morphotypes; Sand; Substrate; Track morphology; Tridactyl

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOOTPRINT; ICHNOLOGY; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SAND; SUBSTRATE; TAXONOMY; TRACKWAY;

CLEVELAND BASIN; ENGLAND; NORTH YORKSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 77956607538     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940.2010.510026     Document Type: Article

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