Winged forelimbs of the small theropod dinosaur Caudipteryx could have generated small aerodynamic forces during rapid terrestrial locomotion

Pennaceous feathers capable of forming aerodynamic surfaces are characteristic of Pennaraptora, the group comprising birds and their closest relatives among non-avian dinosaurs. However, members of the basal pennaraptoran lineage Oviraptorosauria were clearly flightless, and the function of pennaceo...

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Autores principales: Talori, Yaser Saffar, Liu, Yun-Fei, Zhao, Jing-Shan, Sullivan, Corwin, O’Connor, Jingmai K., Li, Zhi-Heng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6294793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30552395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35966-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6294793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30552395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35966-4

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