Morphodynamic perspectives on convergence between the feet and limbs of sauropods and humans: Two cases of hypermorphosis

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 140-157

  Lockley, Martin ^a   Jackson, Phyllis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Footprints; Heterochrony; Hominid feet; Morphodynamics; Sauropod dinosaurs

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DINOSAUR; FOOTPRINT; HETEROCHRONY (ONTOGENY); HOMINID; LIMB; MORPHODYNAMICS;

DINOSAURIA; HOMINIDAE; HOMO; SAURISCHIA; SAUROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57349185645     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940802467884     Document Type: Conference Paper

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