Poekilopleuron Problems

["Steve Brusatte" <dinoland@lycos.com>]

Hey,
I know that Poekilopleuron is now poorly understood (the killing of civilian 
dinosaur fossils is part of war), but I do have a quick question on this taxon. 
 The Dinosauria lists Poekilopleuron as possessing a prominent medial process 
at the midlength of both its radius and second metacarpal, a condition Molnar 
says is unknown in any other theropod.  

I know a decent figure of the radius still exists, along with a figure of a 
metacarpal.  Are such reconstructions accurate?  If so, what purposes may these 
processes have held?  And, since the Dinosauria is outdated (still waiting for 
the updated version...), have any other theropods, especially those similar in 
age to Poekilopleuron, been found with similar processes?

Steve

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