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Bite force estimates in juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex based on simulated puncture marks

BACKGROUND: Bite marks attributed to adult Tyrannosaurus rex have been subject to numerous studies. However, few bite marks attributed to T. rex have been traced to juveniles, leaving considerable gaps in understanding ontogenetic changes in bite mechanics and force, and the paleoecological role of...

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Autores principales: Peterson, Joseph E., Tseng, Z. Jack, Brink, Shannon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8179241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34141468
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11450