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Functional space analyses reveal the function and evolution of the most bizarre theropod manual unguals

Maniraptoran dinosaurs include the ancestors of birds, and most used their hands for grasping and in flight, but early-branching maniraptorans had extraordinary claws of mysterious function. Alvarezsauroids had short, strong arms and hands with a stout, rock-pick-like, single functional finger. Ther...

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Autores principales: Qin, Zichuan, Liao, Chun-Chi, Benton, Michael J., Rayfield, Emily J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9935540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36797463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04552-4