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An abelisauroid dinosaur with a non-atrophied manus from the Late Cretaceous Pari Aike Formation of southern Patagonia

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Ezcurra, Martín D., Agnolin, Federico L., Novas, Fernando E. (2010): An abelisauroid dinosaur with a non-atrophied manus from the Late Cretaceous Pari Aike Formation of southern Patagonia. Zootaxa 2450: 1-25, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.204710

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  • 101. Metacarpal I: un-reduced with well-developed distal articular condyles (0), strongly reduced, rod-like, and without distal articular condyles (1), or absent (2). (Xu et al. 2009)
  • 125. Metatarsal IV, distal end: subparallel to the main axis of the III metatarsal (0), or divergent (1) (Canale et al. 2009)