| Title |
New material of the enigmatic reptile Khurendukhosaurus (Diapsida: Choristodera) from Mongolia
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
The Science of Nature, November 2008
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s00114-008-0469-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ryoko Matsumoto, Shigeru Suzuki, Khisigjav Tsogtbaatar, Susan E. Evans |
| Abstract |
New material of the enigmatic diapsid Khurendukhosaurus is described from the Mongolian type locality, Khuren Dukh, providing additional data on the vertebral column, pelvis, and hind limb. It confirms the choristoderan status of the genus and permits a more detailed phylogenetic analysis that supports a relationship between Khurendukhosaurus and the long-necked Asian Hyphalosauridae. The existence of tall caudal neural spines implies that Khurendukhosaurus was a deep-tailed swimmer. This and the open sacral costocentral sutures suggest a primarily aquatic lifestyle. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 45 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 42 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 22% |
| Researcher | 8 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 16% |
| Unknown | 7 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 18 | 40% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 36% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 7 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 May 2023.
All research outputs
#7,845,540
of 23,794,258 outputs
Outputs from The Science of Nature
#817
of 2,195 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#48,907
of 169,471 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The Science of Nature
#11
of 24 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,794,258 research outputs across all sources so far. This one is in the 44th percentile – i.e., 44% of other outputs scored the same or lower than it.
So far Altmetric has tracked 2,195 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 13.5. This one is in the 20th percentile – i.e., 20% of its peers scored the same or lower than it.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 169,471 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one is in the 19th percentile – i.e., 19% of its contemporaries scored the same or lower than it.
We're also able to compare this research output to 24 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one is in the 12th percentile – i.e., 12% of its contemporaries scored the same or lower than it.