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Convergent evolution of quadrupedality in ornithischian dinosaurs was achieved through disparate forelimb muscle mechanics
The secondary evolution of quadrupedality from bipedal ancestry is a rare evolutionary transition in tetrapods yet occurred convergently at least three times within ornithischian dinosaurs. Despite convergently evolving quadrupedal gait, ornithischians exhibited variable anatomy, particularly in the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9890092/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36722082 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.2435 |