New data on the distal tarsals in Ornithomimidae

The ankle in non-avian theropod dinosaurs consists of the astragalus and calcaneum proximally and a distal series of tarsal bones capping the metatarsals. Nearly all theropods have only two distal tarsals, identified as distal tarsal 3 and distal tarsal 4. Historically, the morphology and anatomic...

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Main Authors: RACHEL E. NOTTRODT, ANDREW A. FARKE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2021-12-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app66/app008842021.pdf