Biomechanics of running indicates endothermy in bipedal dinosaurs.

<h4>Background</h4>One of the great unresolved controversies in paleobiology is whether extinct dinosaurs were endothermic, ectothermic, or some combination thereof, and when endothermy first evolved in the lineage leading to birds. Although it is well established that high, sustained gr...

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Main Authors: Herman Pontzer, Vivian Allen, John R Hutchinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19911059/pdf/?tool=EBI