Fig. 2: Osteology of Joaquinraptor casali gen. et sp. nov. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Osteology of Joaquinraptor casali gen. et sp. nov.

From: Latest Cretaceous megaraptorid theropod dinosaur sheds light on megaraptoran evolution and palaeobiology

Fig. 2

a Skeletal reconstruction of Joaquinraptor in left lateral view with preserved elements in blue (some reversed from right side) (modified and updated from Lamanna et al.7 [these authors’ Fig. 1e], which was in turn modified by A. McAfee from an original illustration by T.K. Robinson). Right maxilla in lateral (b) and medial (c) views. Skull roof, braincase, and atlantal intercentrum in dorsal (d) and ventral (e) views. f Probable right postorbital in lateral view. g Right quadrate in anterior view. Right and left dentaries in lateral and medial views (right dentary in lateral view and left dentary in medial view in h; opposite in i). j Two articulated middle or posterior caudal vertebrae in right lateral view. k Dorsal rib in anterior view. l Anterior haemal arch in anterior view. m Left scapulocoracoid in lateral view. Left humerus in anterolateral (n), lateral (o), and medial (p) views. Left radius in anterior (q) and lateral (r) views. Left ulna in lateral (s) and posterior (t) views. u Right manual ungual II (=manual phalanx II-3) in lateral view. Left femur in anterior (v) and posterior (w) views. x Distal right tibia in anterior view. y Right pedal ungual III (=pedal phalanx III-4) in medial view. Dashed lines indicate missing areas of scapulocoracoid and femur. Abbreviations: anfe antorbital fenestra, anfo antorbital fossa, anp anterior process, aspar articular surface for ascending process of astragalus, at anterior trochanter, ati atlantal intercentrum, cap capitulum, cor coracoid, dp deltopectoral crest, et extensor tubercle, f frontal, fh femoral head, fo lateral fossa, ft flexor tubercle, ftr fourth trochanter, gl glenoid fossa, gt greater trochanter, hc haemal canal, hop horizontal process, lc lateral condyle, lms longitudinal medial shelf, lt lateral tuberosity, mg Meckelian groove, mf maxillary fenestra, mhc medial hemicondyle, mm medial malleolus, oc occipital condyle, op olecranon process, p parietal, pa posterior antrum, pap palatal process, pnr pneumatic recess, po articular surface for postorbital, pop paroccipital process, pot postorbital tuberosity, poz postzygapophysis, pp posterior process, prf promaxillary foramen, prz prezygapophysis, scb scapular blade, stf supratemporal fenestra, tub tuberculum, uc ulnar condyle, vg vascular groove, vp ventral process.

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