DAWNDINOS Video 2: Origins of the Locomotor Superiority Hypothesis
Channel: What's In John's Freezer?
Date: 23/06/2020

Were dinosaurs special? Might their greater athleticism vs. other Triassic animals help explain their survival past the Triassic mass extinctions? Time for some science! DAWNDINOS project's research technician Emily Keeble explains the background of this idea, which is being tested in current research. Watch for more videos in this series!
Funded by the European Research Council
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Three scientific papers discussed:

Bakker, R.T. & Galton, P.M. 1974. Dinosaur monophyly and a new class of vertebrates. Nature 248, 168-172 doi.org/10.1038/248168a0
Bonaparte, J.F. 1984. Locomotion in rauisuchid thecodonts, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 3:4, 210-218 doi.org/10.1080/02724634.1984.10011976
 Parrish, J.M. 1986. Locomotor adaptations in the hindlimb and pelvis of the Thecodontia. Hunteria 1:2, 1-34

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