The evolution of locomotion in archosaurs

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 519-530

  Hutchinson, John R ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archosaur; Biomechanics; Bird; Crocodile; Dinosaur; Evolution; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIOMECHANICS; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; POSTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; NEORNITHES; REPTILIA;

EID: 33747050633     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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