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Computational study of famous fossil reveals evolution of locomotion in 'ruling reptiles': New modelling of ancient fossil movement reveals important step in the evolution of posture in the ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles
- September 24, 2020
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Scientists 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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"Computational study of famous fossil reveals evolution of locomotion in 'ruling reptiles': New modelling of ancient fossil movement reveals important step in the evolution of posture in the ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles", MachPrinciple, September 24, 2020, https://machprinciple.com/post/Computational-study-of-famous-fossil-reveals-evolution-of-locomotion-in-ruling-reptiles-New-modelling-of-ancient-fossil-movement-reveals-important-step-in-the-evolution-of-posture-in-the-ancestors-of-dinosaurs-and-crocodiles
