Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers

Morphology of keratinised toe pads and foot scales, hinging of foot joints and claw shape and size all inform the grasping ability, cursoriality and feeding mode of living birds. Presented here is morphological evidence from the fossil feet of early theropod flyers. Foot soft tissues and joint artic...

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Autores principales: Pittman, Michael, Bell, Phil R., Miller, Case Vincent, Enriquez, Nathan J., Wang, Xiaoli, Zheng, Xiaoting, Tsang, Leah R., Tse, Yuen Ting, Landes, Michael, Kaye, Thomas G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9768147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36539437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35039-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9768147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36539437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35039-1

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