Paleobiological implications of reproductive traits in dinosauria

恐龙繁殖特征的古生物学意义

• 批准号: 327513-2009
• 负责人: Zelenitsky, Darla
• 金额: $ 1.97万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=595254
• 关键词: Paleobiological; implications; reproductive; traits; dinosauria

The goals of this research program are to advance our knowledge of the paleobiology of dinosaurs through the study of their eggs, eggshells, clutches, nests, and nest environments. Hypotheses related to reproduction in dinosaurs will be tested, including those concerned with shell and egg formation, nesting, nature of egg incubation, growth strategy of babies, and appearance of bird-like reproductive traits among dinosaurs. Fossils for this research program will be collected in Alberta through fieldwork in Cretaceous-aged rocks. Detailed analyses of fossilized eggs and nests of dinosaurs, with comparative analysis of these features in living birds and crocodiles (because these animals are the closest living relatives of extinct dinosaurs), will be conducted in laboratories using microscopes, CT-scanners, and computers.

该研究计划的目标是通过研究鸡蛋，蛋壳，离合器，巢和巢环境来提高我们对恐龙古生物学的了解。将测试与恐龙繁殖有关的假设，包括与壳和卵形成有关的假设，筑巢，卵孵育的性质，婴儿的生长策略以及恐龙中类似鸟类的生殖特征的出现。该研究计划的化石将在艾伯塔省通过白垩纪岩石的野外作品收集。对活鸟和鳄鱼中这些特征的比较分析（因为这些动物是灭绝恐龙的最接近的亲属），对这些特征进行了比较分析，将使用显微镜，CT扫描器和计算机进行实验室进行，对这些特征的这些特征进行了比较分析。