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FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF QUETZALCOATLUS LAWSON 1975 (PTERODACTYLOIDEA: AZHDARCHOIDEA)

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF QUETZALCOATLUS LAWSON 1975 (PTERODACTYLOIDEA: AZHDARCHOIDEA)

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_27134913

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF QUETZALCOATLUS LAWSON 1975 (PTERODACTYLOIDEA: AZHDARCHOIDEA)

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FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF QUETZALCOATLUS LAWSON 1975 (PTERODACTYLOIDEA: AZHDARCHOIDEA)

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Taylor & Francis, Ltd

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology memoir, 2021-01, Vol.19, p.218-251

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English

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Taylor & Francis, Ltd

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We reconstruct the proportions and possible motions of the skeleton of the giant azhdarchid pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus. The neck had substantial dorsoventral mobility, and the head and the neck could swing left and right through an arc of ca. 180°. In flight, it is most plausible that the hind limbs were drawn up bird-like, with the knee anterior to...

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FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF QUETZALCOATLUS LAWSON 1975 (PTERODACTYLOIDEA: AZHDARCHOIDEA)

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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_27134913

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_27134913

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1062-161X

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2326-5116

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