Rolling bones - Taphonomy of Jurassic dinosaur bones inferred from diagenetic microcracks and mineral infillings

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 117-123

  Pfretzschner, Hans Ulrich ^a   Tütken, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone histology; Diagenesis; Dinosaurs; Junggar Basin; Pyrolusite; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BONE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DESICCATION; DIAGENESIS; DINOSAUR; DISSOLVED MATTER; DRY SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVAPORATION; FOSSIL RECORD; FOSSILIZATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROXIDE; JURASSIC; MINERAL; OXIDE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PH; QUARTZ; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SKELETON; TAPHONOMY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHINA; JUNGGAR BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 80052772747     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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