Re: coelurosaurs Allosaurus-like

["Ken Kinman" <kinman@hotmail.com>]

    But I would assume a robust tibial width isn't the only factor, since 
some dromaeosaurs also have relatively wide tibiae.
          -----  Ken
P.S.  And it seems like some coelophysoids should have had astragalar 
height/width ratios in the coelurosaur range.  I'm just so suspicious of 
hind limb characters.
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Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 14:10:48 -0800
Mickey Mortimer wrote:
> Ken Kinman wrote-
>
> > As for astragalar height/width ratios, won't these values for Allosaurus
> and Fukuiraptor also be close to those of some coelurosaurs?
>
> Well, Fukuiraptor's ratio would still be in the coelurosaur range, but 
> those
> of other non-coelurosaurs wouldn't.  This is because non-coelurosaurs have
> more robust tibiae, making them comparatively wider, so they have smaller
> height/width ratios.
>
> Mickey Mortimer


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