Oxygen isotope evidence for semi-aquatic habits among spinosaurid theropods

2010/02/01 by Romain Amiot, Éric Buffetaut, Christophe Lécuyer +14 · 17 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

paper · doi:10.1130/g30402.1

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