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| 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. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 62 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 23% |
| Germany | 5 | 8% |
| Spain | 3 | 5% |
| Brazil | 3 | 5% |
| Argentina | 3 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 2% |
| Georgia | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 27 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 52 | 84% |
| Scientists | 8 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 174 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
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 | 151 | 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% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 39 | 22% |
| 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 | 24 | 14% |
| Unknown | 25 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 248. 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 15 April 2024.
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#151,369
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Outputs from PLOS ONE
#2,292
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#308
of 106,811 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#4
of 528 outputs
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