Important features of the dromaeosaurid skeleton. 2, Information from newly collected specimens of Velociraptor mongoliensis. American Museum novitates ; no. 3282

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dc.contributor.authorNorell, Mark.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMakovicky, Peter J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMongolian-American Museum Paleontological Project.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMongolyn ShinzhlÄ—kh Ukhaany Akademi.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:47:15Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:47:15Z
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.description45 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 40-43).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe postcranial anatomy of several new specimens of Velociraptor mongoliensis is described. This description concentrates on poorly known aspects of the skeleton of Velociraptor mongoliensis, including several features that are extremely similar to characters found in basal avialans like Archaeopteryx lithographica. Among these the pelvis and shoulder girdle display several characters such as a reduced antiliac shelf, a furcula, a scapula lying in a subhorizontal position relative to the dorsal column, and sternal plates that articulate with the coracoids. Some problematic features and conditions such as the hypopubic cup and the degree of opisthopuby are also discussed in relation to claims made about these features in regard to the origin of Avialae. Comparisons are made between Velociraptor mongoliensis and the enigmatic maniraptoran Unenlagia comahuensis"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/3025
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3282en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3282, 1999en_US
dc.subject.lcshVelociraptor mongoliensis.en_US
dc.subject.lcshDromaeosauridae -- Mongolia.en_US
dc.subject.lcshDromaeosauridae -- Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China)en_US
dc.subject.lcshReptiles, Fossil -- Mongolia.en_US
dc.subject.lcshReptiles, Fossil -- Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China)en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Mongolia.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China)en_US
dc.titleImportant features of the dromaeosaurid skeleton. 2, Information from newly collected specimens of Velociraptor mongoliensis. American Museum novitates ; no. 3282en_US
dc.title.alternativeInformation from newly collected specimens of Velociraptor mongoliensisen_US
dc.title.alternativeDromaeosaurid skeleton IIen_US
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