Differences in global biomass and energy use between dinosaurs and mammals

Acta Geologica Polonica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-132

  Trammer, Jerzy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Body size; Dinosaurs; Diversity; Global biomass; Global energy use; Mammals

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; DINOSAUR; ENERGY USE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79960313207     PISSN: 00015709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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