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Comparative anatomy (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 month ago (28 children)

I'd love to see an informed response as to why we think they ran instead of hopped. Is there a difference in the skeleton or muscles that would tell us?

[–] mineralfellow 134 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Footprints.

[–] IAmTheZeke 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They were all made in clay-rich sandstone, which preserved the tracks so well that they have impressions of the scales on the skin of these dinosaurs.

Oooo so we know for sure what the scale shapes are? Fascinating! Where is dino science on feathers currently? Did some dinosaurs resemble birds more than lizards? Sorry I'm late. Be wild if we had such impressions of feathers somewhere

[–] Graphy 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think a lot of modern birds have scales on their feet.

[–] IAmTheZeke 1 points 1 month ago

That's true... I didn't know we had more than bones though. Pretty amazing that we know exactly what those scales look like.

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