Giant Dinosaurs Hatched with Adult-like Proportions (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

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Giant Dinosaurs Hatched with Adult-like Proportions (3 of 3)

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Thin-sections of limb bones reveal patterns of blood supply, degree of remodeling, and calcified cartilage growth plates that signal fast-growth and precocity for baby <i>Rapetosaurus</i>. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the April 22, 2016 issue of <i>Science</i>, published by AAAS. The paper, by K.C. Rogers at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, and colleagues was titled, "Precociality in a tiny titanosaur from the Cretaceous of Madagascar."

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K. Curry Rogers, M. Whitney, M. D'Emic, and B. Bagley

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