A Computational Analysis of Limb and Body Dimensions in Tyrannosaurus rex with Implications for Locomotion, Ontogeny, and Growth

John R. Hutchinson; Karl T. Bates; Julia Molnar; Vivian Allen; Peter J. Makovicky

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026037

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A Computational Analysis of Limb and Body Dimensions in Tyrannosaurus rex with Implications for Locomotion, Ontogeny, and Growth

John R. Hutchinson ,

* E-mail: jrhutch@rvc.ac.uk

Affiliation Structure and Motion Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Karl T. Bates,

Affiliation Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Aging and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Julia Molnar,

Affiliation Structure and Motion Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Vivian Allen,

Affiliation Structure and Motion Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Peter J. Makovicky

Affiliation Department of Geology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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A Computational Analysis of Limb and Body Dimensions in Tyrannosaurus rex with Implications for Locomotion, Ontogeny, and Growth

John R. Hutchinson,
Karl T. Bates,
Julia Molnar,
Vivian Allen,
Peter J. Makovicky

Published: October 12, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026037

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Correction submitted

Posted by JohnRHutchinson on 04 Mar 2014 at 17:44 GMT

We have just submitted a formal Correction to this paper, in reaction to this related paper:
Myhrvold, N.P. 2013. Revisiting the estimation of dinosaur growth rates. PLoS ONE 8(12): e81917. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081917
We are submitting a Comment, as PLOS recommends, to inform readers that a correction has been initiated but this may take some time.

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