Assesment and interpretation of negative forelimb allometry in the evolution of non-avian Theropoda

The origin of birds is marked by a significant decrease in body size along with an increase in relative forelimb size. However, before the evolution of flight, both traits may have already been related: It has...

Source: Frontiers in Zoology - December 2, 2019 Category: Zoology Authors: Jos é A. Palma Liberona, Sergio Soto-Acuña, Marco A. Mendez and Alexander O. Vargas Tags: Research Source Type: research