Cursorial ecomorphology and temporal patterns in theropod dinosaur evolution during the mid-Cretaceous

Coelurosauria, including modern birds, represents a successful group of theropod dinosaurs that established a high taxonomic diversity and significant morphological modifications. In the evolutionary history of this group, a specialized foot morphology, the arctometatarsus, evolved independently in...

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Published in:	Royal Society Open Science
Main Authors:	Kohta Kubo, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Royal Society 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Coelurosauria mid-Cretaceous arctometatarsus
Online Access:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.241178