| Title |
Life History of Rhamphorhynchus Inferred from Bone Histology and the Diversity of Pterosaurian Growth Strategies
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0031392 |
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| Authors |
Edina Prondvai, Koen Stein, Attila Ősi, Martin P. Sander |
| Abstract |
Rhamphorhynchus from the Solnhofen Limestones is the most prevalent long tailed pterosaur with a debated life history. Whereas morphological studies suggested a slow crocodile-like growth strategy and superprecocial volant hatchlings, the only histological study hitherto conducted on Rhamphorhynchus concluded a relatively high growth rate for the genus. These controversial conclusions can be tested by a bone histological survey of an ontogenetic series of Rhamphorhynchus. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 5 | 36% |
| Greece | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 7% |
| Argentina | 1 | 7% |
| Brazil | 1 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 3 | 21% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Members of the public | 9 | 64% |
| Scientists | 5 | 36% |
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| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Argentina | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 16 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 17% |
| Unknown | 12 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 24 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 27% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 19% |