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| Title |
3-D Modelling of Megaloolithid Clutches: Insights about Nest Construction and Dinosaur Behaviour
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0010362 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bernat Vila, Frankie D. Jackson, Josep Fortuny, Albert G. Sellés, Àngel Galobart |
| Abstract |
Megaloolithid eggs have long been associated with sauropod dinosaurs. Despite their extensive and worldwide fossil record, interpretations of egg size and shape, clutch morphology, and incubation strategy vary. The Pinyes locality in the Upper Cretaceous Tremp Formation in the southern Pyrenees, Catalonia provides new information for addressing these issues. Nine horizons containing Megaloolithus siruguei clutches are exposed near the village of Coll de Nargó. Tectonic deformation in the study area strongly influenced egg size and shape, which could potentially lead to misinterpretation of reproductive biology if 2D and 3D maps are not corrected for bed dip that results from tectonism. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 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 Kingdom | 3 | 13% |
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| Canada | 2 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
| Saint Martin (French part) | 1 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 10 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 78% |
| Scientists | 4 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 72 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Argentina | 1 | 1% |
| Romania | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 67 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 15 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 13% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 13% |
| Other | 11 | 15% |
| Unknown | 8 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 27 | 38% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 32% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 7% |
| Engineering | 2 | 3% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 11 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 41. 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 30 March 2024.
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#2,982
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#52
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