image: These are images of Haplocheirus sollers' (IVPP V15988) skull and forelimb elements. (A) Skull in left lateral view. (B) Right scapula in lateral view. (C) Right coracoid in lateral view. (D) Right humerus in lateral view. (E) Left distal humerus in flexor view. (F) Left distal humerus in distal view. (G) Right ulna in medial view. (H) Left manus in lateral view, with digit II separated from manus. Scale bar: 4 cm. Please refer to the captions in the manuscript for an explanation of the abbreviations. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Jan. 29, 2010, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Jonah Choiniere at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and colleagues, was titled, "A Basal Alvarezsauroid Theropod from the Early Late Jurassic of Xinjiang, China." view more
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