Supra-acetabular rim (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Supra-acetabular rim

Caption

This projection of the hip bone above the hip joint is called "supra-acetabular rim" and allowed to tuck the limbs under the body to support the body in a columnar arrangement. This is so far the earliest occurrence of this structure in the archosaur family tree.

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Oliver Demuth

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