Bone cancer rates in dinosaurs compared with modern vertebrates

L. C. Natarajan; A. L. Melott; B. M. Rothschild; L. D. Martin

doi:10.1660/0022-8443(2007)110[155:BCRIDC]2.0.CO;2

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L. C. Natarajan,¹ A. L. Melott,¹ B. M. Rothschild,² L. D. Martin²

¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045
²Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045

Abstract

Data on the prevalence of bone cancer in dinosaurs is available from past radiological examination of preserved bones. We statistically test this data for consistency with rates extrapolated from information on bone cancer in modern vertebrates, and find that there is no evidence of a different rate. Thus, this test provides no support for a possible role of ionizing radiation in the K-T extinction event.

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L. C. Natarajan, A. L. Melott, B. M. Rothschild, and L. D. Martin "Bone cancer rates in dinosaurs compared with modern vertebrates," Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 110(3), 155-158, (1 January 2007). https://doi.org/10.1660/0022-8443(2007)110[155:BCRIDC]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 January 2007

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