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Computational study of famous fossil reveals evolution of locomotion in ‘ruling reptiles’ – EurekAlert

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 …

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IMAGE: This projection of the hip bone above the hip joint is called “supra-acetabular rim ” and allowed to tuck the limbs under the body to support the body in a columnar…
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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 fun…

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