Dinosaur body temperatures determined from isotopic (13C- 18O) ordering in fossil biominerals

Science

Volumn 333, Issue 6041, 2011, Pages 443-445

  Eagle, Robert A ^a,b   Tütken, Thomas ^c   Martin, Taylor S ^a   Tripati, Aradhna K ^b,d   Fricke, Henry C ^e   Connely, Melissa ^f   Cifelli, Richard L ^g   Eiler, John M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Department of Psychology   (United States)

^f Casper College   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; OXYGEN 18;

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DINOSAUR; ECTOTHERMY; ENDOTHERMY; FOSSIL RECORD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; JURASSIC; METABOLISM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; TOOTH;

ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOMETRY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBONATES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DINOSAURS; FOSSILS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PHOSPHATES; TANZANIA; UNITED STATES;

DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA; SAUROPODA;

EID: 79960700357     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1206196     Document Type: Article

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