Femora from an exceptionally large population of coeval ornithomimosaurs yield evidence of sexual dimorphism in extinct theropod dinosaurs

Femora from an exceptionally large population of coeval ornithomimosaurs yield evidence of sexual dimorphism in extinct theropod dinosaurs

Sexual dimorphism is challenging to detect among fossils due to a lack of statistical representativeness. The Angeac-Charente Lagerstätte (France) represents a remarkable ‘snapshot’ from a Berriasian (Early Cretaceous) ecosystem and offers a unique opportunity to study intraspecific variation among...

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Main Authors: Romain Pintore, Raphaël Cornette, Alexandra Houssaye, Ronan Allain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-06-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
intraspecific variation
dinosaurs
3D geometric morphometrics
sexual dimorphism
limb bones
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/83413

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