Velociraptor_v._Protoceratops.jpg
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Note: This historical image is not a factually accurate dinosaur restoration.
Reason: The illustrated
Velociraptor
lacks feathers, but fossilized
quill knobs
show that its actual forearms possessed wings, and phylogenetic bracketing implies that it was fully feathered.
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Summary
Description Velociraptor v. Protoceratops.jpg |
English:
An artist's rendering of a
Velociraptor
and
Protoceratops
locked in a mortal combat, based on the "Fighting Dinosaurs" specimen. (See
en.wiki
for more information.)
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Date | |
Source |
A Field Trip to the Mesozoic Chiappe LM PLoS Biology Vol. 1, No. 2, e40 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0000040 Available online and here . |
Author | Raul Martin |
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