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Estimation equations are from a variety of sources and associated error estimation.
Package: | MASSTIMATE |
Type: | Package |
Version: | 2.0 |
Date: | 2020-09-01 |
License: | GPL(>= 2) |
Nicolas E. Campione
Maintainer: Nicolas E. Campione <ncampion@une.edu.au>
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Campione, N. E. (2017) Extrapolation of a universal scaling relationship for estimating body masses in extinct terrestrial vertebrates. Paleobiology, 43, 693-699.
Campione, N. E. and Evans, D. C. (2020) The accuracy and precision of body mass estimation in non-avian dinosaurs. Biological Reviews.
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