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Cranial rugosity and dinosaur "horns": rhino and giraffe as model systems for skin resconstruction in fossil taxa |
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Hieronymus, T.; Witmer, T. |
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2004 |
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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |
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24 (3) |
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70A |
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| The archetypal conception of “horn” is based on bovids in which a horny sheath (a true keratinous horn) covers a bony core. Bovid horns have been the model for dinosaurs such as Triceratops. However, cranial rugosities that do not form cornual processes are often overlooked. These rugosities ... |
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