The presence of a furcula in tyrannosaurid theropods, and its phylogenetic and functional implications

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-149

  Makovicky, Peter J ^a,c   Currie, Philip J ^b  

^a Geologisk Institut   (Denmark)

^b ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0032379105     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1998.10011040     Document Type: Article

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