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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Institute of Paleobiology PAS
2021-12-01
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Series: | Acta Palaeontologica Polonica |
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Online Access: | https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app66/app008842021.pdf |