Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors

It is accepted that non-avian theropod dinosaurs, with their long muscular tails and small forelimbs, had a centre-of-mass close to the hip, while extant birds, with their reduced tails and enlarged wings have their mass centred more cranially. Transition between these states is considered crucial t...

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Autores principales: Macaulay, Sophie, Hoehfurtner, Tatjana, Cross, Samuel R. R., Marek, Ryan D., Hutchinson, John R., Schachner, Emma R., Maher, Alice E., Bates, Karl T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10033513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36949094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37317-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10033513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36949094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37317-y

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