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The Predatory Ecology of Deinonychus and the Origin of Flapping in Birds

Most non-avian theropod dinosaurs are characterized by fearsome serrated teeth and sharp recurved claws. Interpretation of theropod predatory ecology is typically based on functional morphological analysis of these and other physical features. The notorious hypertrophied ‘killing claw’ on pedal digi...

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Autores principales: Fowler, Denver W., Freedman, Elizabeth A., Scannella, John B., Kambic, Robert E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3237572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22194962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028964