-
between them.
Specific uses of the
forelimbs may be
analogous if they
evolved from
different sub-structures of the
forelimb, such as the
flippers of turtles...
- universal:
spinosaurids had well
developed forelimbs, as did many coelurosaurs. The
relatively robust forelimbs of one genus, Xuanhanosaurus, led D. Zhiming...
-
arrangement of
sesamoid and
phalanx bones and
joints is the same as in the
forelimbs. When the
horse is moving, the
distal interphalangeal joint (coffin joint)...
- The
cranial pair (i.e.
closer to the head) of
limbs are
known as the
forelimbs or
front legs, and the
caudal pair (i.e.
closer to the tail or coccyx)...
- the short, two-fingered
forelimbs of the
closely related Gorgosaurus. This
strongly suggested that T. rex had
similar forelimbs, but this
hypothesis was...
- In
those species having only the sca****, no
joint exists between the
forelimb and the thorax, the only
attachment being muscular. The
shoulder girdle...
- hand, the
forelimbs were able to
retract towards the body very strongly. Once prey had been
seized in the jaws, the
heavily muscled forelimbs may have...
-
Another major difference in bat
forelimbs is in the
density of
their skeletal limbs. The
bones found in
their forelimbs are
reduced to
achieve a light...
-
movement is less
important than the
strength to dig.
Broad and
stout forelimbs (m****),
including long claws,
designed to
loosen the
burrowing material...
- the water. It is
thought they may have
propelled themselves with
their forelimbs,
dragging their hindquarters in a
similar manner to that used by the elephant...
