Crocodile bones shed light on growth dynamics. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan In biology and palaeontology (the study of extinct organisms) there are a few ways to estimate the age of an animal’s skeleton.
Do the bones of all Nile crocodiles have the same number of growth marks as their age? And can such growth rings be counted to accurately gauge the age of these reptiles? Is this also an accurate ...
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Crocodiles can have extra growth cycles in a year – why this matters for estimating the age of dinosaurs
These extra growth marks tell us that the crocodile responded to some environmental factors (perhaps temperature, rainfall, or competition) by slowing down their growth and forming a growth ring. We ...
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