Sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs
Studying fossils from a mass-mortality event reveals evidence for sexual dimorphism and, unusually, equal numbers of males and females in a herd of dinosaurs.
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2023-06-01
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| author | Stella A Ludwig Roy E Smith Nizar Ibrahim |
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| description | Studying fossils from a mass-mortality event reveals evidence for sexual dimorphism and, unusually, equal numbers of males and females in a herd of dinosaurs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44207066b67f449195e4e106799655372023-06-14T13:28:47ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2023-06-011210.7554/eLife.89158Sexual dimorphism in dinosaursStella A Ludwig0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5703-5618Roy E Smith1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-8865Nizar Ibrahim2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5839-6798School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United KingdomSchool of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United KingdomSchool of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United KingdomStudying fossils from a mass-mortality event reveals evidence for sexual dimorphism and, unusually, equal numbers of males and females in a herd of dinosaurs.https://elifesciences.org/articles/89158intraspecific variabilitydinosaurs3D geometric morphometricssexual dimorphismlimb bonespalaeontology |
| spellingShingle | Stella A Ludwig Roy E Smith Nizar Ibrahim Sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs eLife intraspecific variability dinosaurs 3D geometric morphometrics sexual dimorphism limb bones palaeontology |
| title | Sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs |
| title_full | Sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs |
| title_fullStr | Sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs |
| title_short | Sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs |
| title_sort | sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs |
| topic | intraspecific variability dinosaurs 3D geometric morphometrics sexual dimorphism limb bones palaeontology |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/89158 |
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