An articulated pes from a small parvicursorine alvarezsauroid dinosaur from Inner Mongolia, China

• Autorzy: Hone D.W.E. , Choiniere J. N. , Tan Q. , Xu X.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A near complete and articulated parvicursorine pes from the Campanian Wulansuhai Formation is described. This pes is referred to the genus Linhenykus and is one of the first foot skeletons to be described for a derived alvarezsaur, providing new information on the first digit of the pes. The evolution of a laterally directed flange of the anterior face of the distal third metatarsal in arctometatarsalian taxa is described and discussed. This flange may have increased stability of the foot during cursorial locomotion and may also provide useful taxonomic and systematic data.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

paleontology; Dinosauria; Theropoda; maniraptoran; arctometatarsalian organism; Cretaceous; Inner Mongolia; alvarezsauroid dinosaur; dinosaur; China

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 58
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.453-458,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Hone D.W.E.

• School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
• Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, 10044 Beijing, China
• School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K.

autor

Choiniere J. N.

• American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York 10024, USA

autor

Tan Q.

• Long Hao Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Inner Mongolia, 010010 Hohhot, China

autor

Xu X.

• Key Laboratory of Evolutionary Systematics of Vertebrates, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, 10044 Beijing, China

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