Modelling of ancient fossil movement reveals step in the evolution of posture in dinosaur and crocodile ancestors

Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) used three-dimensional computer modelling to investigate the hindlimb of Euparkeria capensis – a small reptile that lived in the Triassic Period 245 million years ago – and inferred that it had a “ mosaic ” of functions in locomotion.
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