Theropod dinosaurs, progenesis and birds: Homology of digits in the manus

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 242, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 205-241

  Thulborn, Richard A ^a,b  

^a University of Queensland ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Dinosaurs; Evolution; Homology; Progenesis

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIRD; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; HOMOLOGY; LIMB; SEXUAL MATURITY;

AMNIOTA; AVES; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 33846526745     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/242/2006/205     Document Type: Article

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