Locomotion in non-avian dinosaurs: Integrating data from hindlimb kinematics, in vivo strains, and bone morphology

Paleobiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 450-469

  Carrano, Matthew T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; COELUROSAURIA; DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA; THEROPODA;

BONE; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0032427890     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0094837300020108     Document Type: Article

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