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Dinosaur locomotion from a new trackway.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11823849     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Ardley Quarry in Oxfordshire, UK, contains one of the most extensive dinosaur-trackway sites in the world, with individual trackways extending for up to 180 metres. We have discovered a unique dual-gauge trackway from a bipedal theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic in this locality, which indicates that these large theropods were able to run and that they used different hindlimb postures for walking and running. Our findings have implications for the biomechanics and evolution of theropod locomotion.
Authors:
Julia J Day; David B Norman; Paul Upchurch; H Philip Powell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature     Volume:  415     ISSN:  0028-0836     ISO Abbreviation:  Nature     Publication Date:  2002 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-02-01     Completed Date:  2002-03-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0410462     Medline TA:  Nature     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  494-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK. jday00@esc.cam.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biomechanics
Dinosaurs / physiology*
Evolution
Fossils*
Gait
Locomotion*

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