Lowland–upland migration of sauropod dinosaurs during the Late Jurassic epoch

Henry C. Fricke (), Justin Hencecroth and Marie E. Hoerner
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Henry C. Fricke: Colorado College
Justin Hencecroth: Colorado College
Marie E. Hoerner: Colorado College

Nature, 2011, vol. 480, issue 7378, 513-515

Abstract: Migrating with dinosaurs Apart from a few fossilized footprints, there is little solid evidence for dinosaur migration — until now. Comparison of the oxygen isotope ratios of sedimentary carbonates from the Morrison basin of western North America with those of carbonate from camarasaurid dinosaur teeth suggests that they drank water that fell in mountainous regions, so must have undertaken migrations between lowlands and mountainous areas about 300 kilometres apart.

Date: 2011
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