Dinosaur wrist bone discovery reshapes understanding of flight evolution https://phys.org/news/2025-07-dinosaur-wrist-bone-discovery-reshapes.html
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Dinosaur wrist bone discovery reshapes understanding of flight evolution https://phys.org/news/2025-07-dinosaur-wrist-bone-discovery-reshapes.html
Reorganization of the theropod wrist preceded the origin of avian flight https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09232-3
"the pisiform moved into its bird-like position not within #birds but by the origin of a group called Pennaraptora—a group of theropod #dinosaurs that includes dromaeosaurids like the Velociraptor, troodontids, and oviraptorosaurs"
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Dinosaur wrist bone discovery reshapes understanding of flight evolution https://phys.org/news/2025-07-dinosaur-wrist-bone-discovery-reshapes.html
Reorganization of the theropod wrist preceded the origin of avian flight https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09232-3
"the pisiform moved into its bird-like position not within #birds but by the origin of a group called Pennaraptora—a group of theropod #dinosaurs that includes dromaeosaurids like the Velociraptor, troodontids, and oviraptorosaurs"
That illustration by Henry S. Sharpe is remarkable. I'm totally floored by how it is both deeply alien and yet natural. I always love to learn about a new artist. Anyone know if he's come over to matodon yet?
