Bridging “Romer’s Gap”: Limb Mechanics of an Extant Belly-Dragging Lizard Inform Debate on Tetrapod Locomotion During the Early Carboniferous
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Title
Bridging “Romer’s Gap”: Limb Mechanics of an Extant Belly-Dragging Lizard Inform Debate on Tetrapod Locomotion During the Early Carboniferous
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Keywords
<em class=EmphasisTypeItalic >Tiliqua scincoides</em>, XROMM, X-ray motion analysis, Substrate reaction force, Moment arm, External moment, Belly-dragging, Early tetrapods
Journal
Evolutionary Biology
Volume 41, Issue 2, Pages 175-190
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2013-12-12
DOI
10.1007/s11692-013-9266-z
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