New information on paleopathologies in non-avian theropod dinosaurs: a case study on South American abelisaurids

Abstract Studies on pathological fossil bones have allowed improving the knowledge of physiology and ecology, and consequently the life history of extinct organisms. Among extinct vertebrates, non-avian dinosaurs have drawn attention in terms of pathological evidence, since a wide array of fossilize...

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Main Authors: Mattia A. Baiano, Ignacio A. Cerda, Filippo Bertozzo, Diego Pol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02187-x