Sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Stella A Ludwig, Roy E Smith, Nizar Ibrahim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-06-01
Series:	eLife
Subjects:	intraspecific variability dinosaurs 3D geometric morphometrics sexual dimorphism limb bones palaeontology
Online Access:	https://elifesciences.org/articles/89158

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