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Tibiotarsus
Tibiotarsus Tib`i*o*tar"sus, n.; pl. Tibiotarsi. (Anat.) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.

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- The tibiotarsus is the large bone between the femur and the tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is the fusion of the proximal part of the tarsus...
- the tibia to form the tibiotarsus, while the centralia are absent. The anterior (frontal) side of the dorsal end of the tibiotarsus (at the knee) contains...
- lower end), the right tibiotarsus (lacking part of the upper articular surface), upper and lower portions of the left tibiotarsus, as well as unidentified...
- known only from a fragment of the tibiotarsus that was collected from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area. The tibiotarsus is unusual in that it allowed for...
- 1259–1263: tibiotarsus remains of small, possibly basal P****eriformes. A partial coracoid of a probable Muscicapoidea, possibly ****idae; distal tibiotarsus and...
- tibiotarsus contrast with those of the carpometacarpus, ulna, and femur as being distinctly larger than other Leptoptilini species. The tibiotarsus lies...
- Egypt, dating to the late Eocene (Priabonian). The holotype, a right tibiotarsus discovered in 2008, represents the oldest record of pelicans to date...
- strong first and second toes as well as a widened medial condyle of the tibiotarsus. Gerald Mayr (1 April 2009). Paleogene Fossil Birds. Springer Science...
- synsacrum, the right and left thighs, the proximal right tibiotarsus, the right and left distal tibiotarsus, and the proximal right tarsometatarsus. "Antarcticavis...
- like the eagle Garganoaetus and the giant barn owl Tyto gigantea. The tibiotarsus of Garganornis is approximately 30% larger than that of the living mute...