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Cellular preservation of musculoskeletal specializations in the Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis
The hindlimb of theropod dinosaurs changed appreciably in the lineage leading to extant birds, becoming more ‘crouched' in association with changes to body shape and gait dynamics. This postural evolution included anatomical changes of the foot and ankle, altering the moment arms and control of...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5364438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28327586 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14779 |