New perspectives on morphological variation in tridactyl footprints: Clues to widespread convergence in developmental dynamics

Geological Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 415-432

  Lockley, Martin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Developmental dynamics; Mesaxony; Tridactyl dinosaur tracks

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOOTPRINT; ICHNOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TRACKWAY; TRIASSIC;

AVES; DINOSAURIA; GRALLATOR; ORNITHOPODA; THEROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 76149087805     PISSN: 16417291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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