Dynamic locomotor capabilities revealed by early dinosaur trackmakers from southern Africa

A new investigation of the sedimentology and ichnology of the Early Jurassic Moyeni tracksite in Lesotho, southern Africa has yielded new insights into the behavior and locomotor dynamics of early dinosaurs. The tracksite is an ancient point bar preserving a heterogeneous substrate of varied consist...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2009-10, Vol.4 (10), p.e7331-e7331
Hauptverfasser:	Wilson, Jeffrey A, Marsicano, Claudia A, Smith, Roger M H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa, Southern Algae Animals Biological Evolution Biomechanical Phenomena Birds Claws Consistency Dinosauria Dinosaurs Dinosaurs - anatomy & histology Dinosaurs - physiology Evolution Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary Biology/Paleontology Extinction, Biological Feet Fossils Heterogeneity Inclination Jurassic Jurassic period Lesothosaurus Marginocephalia Movement Museums Ornithischia Paleontology Phylogeny Physics/Earth Sciences Posture Reptilia River beds Sedimentology Substrates Terrain Thyreophora
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