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Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals

BACKGROUND: Body mass estimation is of paramount importance for paleobiological studies, as body size influences numerous other biological parameters. In mammals, body mass has been traditionally estimated using regression equations based on measurements of the dentition or limb bones, but for many...

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Autor principal: Engelman, Russell K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8883515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35130893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01224-9