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Investigation of sexual dimorphism in fossil organisms

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K14831
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 17050:Biogeosciences-related
Research InstitutionOkayama University of Science

Principal Investigator

Chiba Kentaro  岡山理科大学, 生物地球学部, 講師 (80826438)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords恐竜 / 化石 / 古脊椎動物 / 性差 / 骨組織学
Outline of Research at the Start

現生動物の角やとさかには性差が見られることが多い.性差は,主に性選択により発達し,種分化・形態的多様性に深く関連している.一方,化石動物の中にも角やとさかなどを持つものが多くいたが,性差が見出されているものはごく一部で,性差が見られない化石動物では,性選択以外のプロセスでとさかなどの構造が進化したとする仮説が提唱されている.しかし,多くの化石種に性的二型が見られないのは,先行研究の手法的欠陥による可能性が高いと考えられる.そこで本研究では,骨組織学的成長段階推定に基づく,新しい化石種の性的二型評価手法の確立を行う.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated methods for distinguishing sexual differences in fossil animals based on osteohistological techniques using ceratopsian dinosaurs, which have prominent ornamentation and are represented by large sample sizes of available specimens. This study suggested that sexual differences might be observed in the ornamentations along with variations in body size in Centrosaurus and Protoceratops. Moreover, through this investigation, several important features in the classification of ceratopsians were identified. While there are many groups of dinosaurs characterized by various ornamentations, the existence of sexual dimorphism has been a matter of debate. In the future, it might be possible to clarify the presence of sexual differences in dinosaurs based on osteohistological investigations.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現生動物では角やとさか等の構造に性差が見られることが多い。性差は主に性選択により発達し、種分化・形態的多様性に深く関連している。化石動物の中にも同様の装飾構造を持つものが多くいたが,これらの構造に性差が見出されることは極めて稀であり、性選択以外のプロセスでこれらの構造が進化したとする仮説も提唱されている.しかし,本研究の結果骨組織学的に標本の成長段階を推定し、成体個体のみにおいて性差の検討を行うことで、化石種でも性差を認識することができる可能性が示された。これにより、化石種のマクロ進化において見過ごされている性選択の重要性を再評価することが可能となると期待される。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Taphonomy of a monodominant <i>Gryposaurus</i> sp. bonebed from the Oldman Formation (Campanian) of Alberta, Canada2022

    • Author(s)
      Scott Evan E.、Chiba Kentaro、Fanti Federico、Saylor Beverly Z.、Evans David C.、Ryan Michael J.
    • Journal Title

      Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

      Volume: 59 Issue: 6 Pages: 389-405

    • DOI

      10.1139/cjes-2020-0200

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Growth variability, dimensional scaling, and the interpretation of osteohistological growth data2021

    • Author(s)
      Cullen Thomas M.、Brown Caleb M.、Chiba Kentaro、Brink Kirstin S.、Makovicky Peter J.、Evans David C.
    • Journal Title

      Biology Letters

      Volume: 17 Issue: 11

    • DOI

      10.1098/rsbl.2021.0383

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] TAXONOMIC RE-EVALUATION OF PROTOCERATOPS (DINOSAURIA: CERATOPSIA) SPECIMENS FROM UDYN SAYR, MONGOLIA2020

    • Author(s)
      Kentaro Chiba, Michael J. Ryan, Mototaka Saneyoshi, Satoshi Konishi, Yudai Yamamoto, Buuvei Mainbayar, Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar
    • Organizer
      Society of Vertebrate Paleontology the 80th Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] New insights on the evolution of the neoceratopsian frill: ornamentations on protoceratops2019

    • Author(s)
      Chiba, K., Ryan, M.J., Yamamoto, Y., Konishi, S., Chinzorig, T., Khatanbaatar, P., Badamkhatan, Z., Saneyoshi, M., and Tsogtbaatar, K.
    • Organizer
      Society of Vertebrate Paleontology the 79th Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A new look at frill ornamentations on Protoceratops and implications for the evolution of neoceratopsian frills2019

    • Author(s)
      Chiba, K., Ryan, M.J., Yamamoto, Y., Konishi, S., Chinzorig, T., Khatanbaatar, P., Badamkhatan, Z., Saneyoshi, M., and Tsogtbaatar, K.
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Asain Dinosaurs
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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