Comparison of forelimb function between Deinonychus and Bambiraptor (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 897-906

  Senter, Phil ^a  

^a Lamar Sate College Orange   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; LIMB; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

DEINONYCHUS; DINOSAURIA; DROMAEOSAURIDAE; THEROPODA;

EID: 33846059804     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[897:COFFBD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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