Fig. 5: Putative evidence of dietary preference and/or prey capture in Joaquinraptor casali gen. et sp. nov. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Putative evidence of dietary preference and/or prey capture in Joaquinraptor casali gen. et sp. nov.

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

Fig. 5

a Dentaries of Joaquinraptor (UNPSJB-PV 1112) and an associated crocodyliform right humerus (UNPSJB-PV 1113) in the position in which they were recovered prior to their mechanical separation in the laboratory (right dentary in lateral view, left dentary in medial view, humerus in posterior view [proximal end only]). b Detail of a showing a portion of the crocodyliform humeral shaft (UNPSJB-PV 1113) in contact with the right dentary tooth crowns of Joaquinraptor (UNPSJB-PV 1112). c Crocodyliform right humerus (UNPSJB-PV 1113) in anterior view. Abbreviations: d dentary, mg Meckelian groove, pdg paradental groove.

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