The fast and the frugal: Divergent locomotory strategies drive limb lengthening in theropod dinosaurs
T. A. Dececchi, A. Mloszewska, H. Larsson, T. R. Holtz, M. B. Habib
This study examines how limb lengthening in theropod dinosaurs relates to locomotory strategies, finding two distinct approaches based on body size for maximizing speed or energetic efficiency.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2019Paleontology