| Title |
Common Avian Infection Plagued the Tyrant Dinosaurs
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0007288 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ewan D. S. Wolff, Steven W. Salisbury, John R. Horner, David J. Varricchio |
| Abstract |
Tyrannosaurus rex and other tyrannosaurid fossils often display multiple, smooth-edged full-thickness erosive lesions on the mandible, either unilaterally or bilaterally. The cause of these lesions in the Tyrannosaurus rex specimen FMNH PR2081 (known informally by the name 'Sue') has previously been attributed to actinomycosis, a bacterial bone infection, or bite wounds from other tyrannosaurids. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 23% |
| Germany | 5 | 8% |
| Spain | 3 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 5% |
| Brazil | 3 | 5% |
| Argentina | 3 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 2% |
| Georgia | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 26 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 52 | 84% |
| Scientists | 8 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 5% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 152 | 87% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 19% |
| Researcher | 28 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 10% |
| Other | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 40 | 23% |
| Unknown | 21 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 59 | 34% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 52 | 30% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 5 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 5 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 25 | 14% |
| Unknown | 25 | 14% |