Cellular preservation of musculoskeletal specializations in the Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis

The hindlimb of theropod dinosaurs changed appreciably in the lineage leading to extant birds, becoming more ‘crouched' in association with changes to body shape and gait dynamics. This postural evolution included anatomical changes of the foot and ankle, altering the moment arms and control of...

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Published in:Nat Commun
Main Authors: Jiang, Baoyu, Zhao, Tao, Regnault, Sophie, Edwards, Nicholas P., Kohn, Simon C., Li, Zhiheng, Wogelius, Roy A., Benton, Michael J., Hutchinson, John R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5364438/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28327586
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14779
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