Plausible reconstruction of the theropod foot deformity. (IMAGE)

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Plausible reconstruction of the theropod foot deformity.

Caption

The second toe instead of being extended as common in tridactyl dinosaur feet, was backwardly curled. All the footprints of the left foot show this deformity, differing from the right footprints.

Credit

Artwork by Lara de la Cita, and photographs by Las Hoyas research team, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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