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A Palaeogravity calculation based on weight and mass estimates of Gigantoraptor erlianensis
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Stephen W. Hurrell
by
Stephen W. Hurrell
Abstract
There is great interest in calculating accurate values for Earth’s palaeogravity. One fundamental technique to quantify palaeogravity is to compute weight against mass estimates of ancient animals. This technique is applied to the gigantic bird-like dinosaur Gigantoraptor erlianensis LH V0011 specimen. The results indicate a palaeogravity of 0.61g ± 20% is a reliable estimate for 80 Ma.
Key Words: Palaeogravity, Gigantoraptor erlianensis
First Published: 24 Jul 2019
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Hurrell, S.W. (2019). A Palaeogravity calculation based on weight and mass estimates of Gigantoraptor erlianensis. http://dinox.org/hurrell2019d
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David de Hilster - Stephen Hurrell, why don’t you publish this in our next proceedings? It’s a great paper. You could also do a Saturday morning talk on this.
David de Hilster - Stephen Hurrell, why don’t you publish this in our next proceedings? It’s a great paper. You could also do a Saturday morning talk on this.
Palaeogravity Laboratory - I gave a short 10 minute talk about this to the LGS way back in 2014 (I think). Your talks are a bit longer I think (30 minutes?) but I could probably extend that original talk with a bit of thought.
David de Hilster - Super! We are lining up people to talk. Let’s get this started and lined up!
