The body plan of Halszkaraptor escuilliei (Dinosauria, Theropoda) is not a transitional form along the evolution of dromaeosaurid hypercarnivory

The dromaeosaurid theropod Halszkaraptor escuilliei is characterized by several unusual features absent in other paravians, part of which has been interpreted as diagnostic of a novel lineage adapted to a semiaquatic ecology. Recently, these evolutionary and ecological interpretations have been chal...

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Published in:PeerJ
Main Author: Andrea Cau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-02-01
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8672.pdf