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Aerodynamics Show Membrane-Winged Theropods Were a Poor Gliding Dead-end
The bizarre scansoriopterygid theropods Yi and Ambopteryx had skin stretched between elongate fingers that form a potential membranous wing. This wing is thought to have been used in aerial locomotion, but this has never been tested. Using laser-stimulated fluorescence imaging, we re-evaluate their...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7756141/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33376962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101574 |