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These were found on distal forelimbs of certain species like Caudipteryx, serving as proto-wings that were too small to use for flight, as well as around the tip of the tail as plumage.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Short forelimbs and longer hind limbs help the leopards leap up to 50 feet in length.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
The skull consists of a raptorial-like beak without teeth, while its forelimbs end in long fingers with scimitar-like claws.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2023
Whereas humans' fingers are fused into hands in the womb with cells that die off before birth, dolphins' flippers are formed by cells that accumulate around their forelimb bones, per Cooper.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Short forelimbs and longer hind limbs help the leopards leap up to 50 feet in length.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
The skull consists of a raptorial-like beak without teeth, while its forelimbs end in long fingers with scimitar-like claws.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2023
Whereas humans' fingers are fused into hands in the womb with cells that die off before birth, dolphins' flippers are formed by cells that accumulate around their forelimb bones, per Cooper.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
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“Forelimb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forelimb. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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