List of pathological conditions reported in Mesozoic dinosaurs
This list of pathological conditions reported in Mesozoic dinosaurs enumerates the various types of injury, disease, deformity or parasite infection identified among Mesozoic dinosaur fossils.
The list
Pathology | Description | Taxa | Paleobiological significance | Images |
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Allosaurus and Eubrontes (ichnotaxon) |
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Asymmetrically sized body parts.[6] |
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Fractured bones[1][2][5][8][8][11][13][14][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
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Supernumerary tooth crowns[10] |
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Twisted body parts[12] |
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See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Molnar (2001); "Ceratosauridae," page 340.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Molnar (2001); "Allosauridae," page 341.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Eubrontes," page 348.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Family incertae sedis," page 345.
- ^ a b c d e f Molnar (2001); "Tyrannosauridae," page 345.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Discussion," page 357.
- ^ Rothschild, et al. (2001); "Discussion," page 334.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Molnar (2001); "Tyrannosauridae," page 344.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Ceratosauridae," page 346.
- ^ a b c Molnar (2001); "Tyrannosauridae," page 347.
- ^ a b c d Molnar (2001); "Neovenatoridae," page 341.
- ^ a b c Molnar (2001); "Troodontidae," page 343.
- ^ a b c Molnar (2001); "Megalosauridae," page 340.
- ^ a b c d e Molnar (2001); "Acrocanthosauridae fam. nov.," page 342.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Tyrannosauridae," page 343.
- ^ a b Molnar (2001); "Ceratosauridae," pages 339-340.
- ^ a b c Molnar (2001); "Allosauridae," page 340.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Family incertae sedis," page 346.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Oviraptoridae," page 343.
- ^ a b Molnar (2001); "Dromaeosauridae," page 342.
- ^ a b Molnar (2001); "Discussion," page 353.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Tyrannosauridae," pages 344-345.
- ^ a b Molnar (2001); "Discussion," page 354.
- ^ a b Molnar (2001); "Herrerasauridae," page 339.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Allosauridae," pages 340-341.
- ^ Molnar (2001); "Tyrannosauridae," page 346.
- ^ Rothschild, et al. (2001); "Table 23.1," page 333.
References
Molnar, R. E., 2001, Theropod paleopathology: a literature survey, In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, p. 337-363. Rothschild, B., Tanke, D. H., and Ford, T. L., 2001, Theropod stress fractures and tendon avulsions as a clue to activity, In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, p. 331-336.