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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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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 |