Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: std climate: A migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 1.5 ecozone: TN food: biP class:
MRE = 0.055 habitat: 0bTd, biMm gender: Dg order:
SMSE = 0.008 embryo: Ts reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
tp 730 734.7 (0.006404) d time since birth at puberty ChinCodo2008
am 2555 2554 (0.0003439) d life span ChinCodo2008
Lb 3 4.515 (0.5048) cm skull length at birth ChinCodo2008
Li 29 28.65 (0.01201) cm skull length Wiki
Ww0 30 24.73 (0.1758) g initial wet weight Wiki
Wwi 4500 5372 (0.1937) g ultimate wet weight jurassicpark
Ri 0.0274 0.02752 (0.004364) #/d maximum reprod rate guess

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
tL time since birth skull length (0.04436) ChinCodo2008

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Pterodaustro guinazui Unit Description
v 0.02 0.03529 cm/d energy conductance
p_M 18 29.48 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
k 0.3 0.5333 - maintenance ratio
kap 0.8 0.959 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_G 0.8 0.7984 - growth efficiency
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency

Discussion

  • Several data are very speculative, such as T, Wwb, Ri
  • Generalised logistic growth is assumed to account for retarded neonate growth due to lower body temperature

Facts

  • Extinct, lived around 105 Ma ago (Ref: reptileevolution)
  • Wing diameter up to 250 cm (Ref: Wiki)

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