Dinosaur killer claws or climbing crampons?

Dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaurs possess a strongly recurved, hypertrophied and hyperextensible ungual claw on pedal digit II. This feature is usually suggested to have functioned as a device for disembowelling herbivorous dinosaurs during predation. However, modelling of dromaeosaurid hindlimb func...

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Autori principali: Manning, Phillip L, Payne, David, Pennicott, John, Barrett, Paul M, Ennos, Roland A
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2005
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1617199/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17148340
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0395
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