Gastrolith Papers

Gastrolith Papers

Below are some interesting papers about gastroliths
that can downloaded for free from online.

Wings, Oliver (2004): Identification, distribution, and
function of gastroliths in dinosaurs and extant birds with
emphasis on ostriches (Struthio camelus). Ph.D. Thesis,
The University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 187 pp.
http://www.dinosaurhunter.org/files/dissertation-wings-2004-identification__distribution__and_function_of_gastroliths.pdf
http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/2004/0462/0462.pdf

Wings, O. 2007. A review of gastrolith function with
implications for fossil vertebrates and a revised
classification. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52 (1): 1–16.
https://www.app.pan.pl/issue.html?issue=205
https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app52/app52-001.pdf
http://www.dinosaurhunter.org/9-0-Publications-Oliver-Wings.html

Wings, O. (2012). Gastroliths in Coprolites - A Call to Search.
In: Vertebrate Coprolites. Hunt, et al. (eds.), New Mexico
Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin no. 57.
http://www.dinosaurhunter.org/9-0-Publications-Oliver-Wings.html
http://www.dinosaurhunter.org/files/nmmnhb-2012-wings-gastroliths_in_coprolites.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.