Bite marks attributable to Tyrannosaurus rex: Preliminary description and implications

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 175-178

  Erickson, Gregory M ^a   Olson, Kenneth H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 85019416056     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011297     Document Type: Note

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