Triassic Dinosaur Illuminates Early Dino Evolution (4 of 4) (IMAGE)

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Triassic Dinosaur Illuminates Early Dino Evolution (4 of 4)

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This is the skeletal anatomy of T. hallae. (A) Anterior cervical vertebra (GR 243) in lateral view. (B) Right scapula (GR 242) in lateral view. (C) Right ilium (GR 155) in lateral view. (D) Middle caudal vertebrae (GR 155) in lateral view. (E) Left humerus (GR 242) in posterolateral view. (F) Complete right manus (GR 242) in posterior view. (G) Right proximal portion of the ischium (GR 155) in lateral view. (H) Right pubis (GR 155) in lateral view. The proximal portion of the apron is incomplete. (I) Left femur (GR 244) in anterior view. (J) Articulated right pes (GR 242) in anterior view. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Dec. 11 issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Sterling Nesbitt of the American Natural History Museum in New York, NY, and colleagues, was titled, "A Complete Skeleton of a Late Triassic Saurischian and the Early Evolution of Dinosaurs."

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