Extended Data Fig. 3: Additional pelvis and hindlimb anatomy of C. zhui. | Nature Ecology & Evolution

Extended Data Fig. 3: Additional pelvis and hindlimb anatomy of C. zhui.

From: Decoupling the skull and skeleton in a Cretaceous bird with unique appendicular morphologies

Extended Data Fig. 3

a, Photograph. b, CT Scanning. fe, femur; fi, fibula; il, ilium; isp, ischiatic peduncle; mt I–V, metatarsal I to V; pop, postacetabular process; prp, preacetabular process; pt, posterior trochanter; pu, pubis; pup, pubic peduncle; py, pygostyle; ti, tibiotarsus; 1–8, sacral vertebrae one to eight; l/r, left/right side. Scale bar, 10 mm.

Back to article page