First up, Vespersaurus. A noasaurid theropod where the third digit is the sole (lol) weight-bearing digit. https://t.co/hOrnTE4RPt

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Finally, the `cemitério dos pterossauros´ shows the co-occurrence of two pterosaur species, & Caiuajara, and a theropod dinosaur, the recent-published Vespersaurus, can confidently be regarded as part of the same paleobiological community. Welcome to Cretaceous Park!

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Check out the sweet little head on this newly described Vespersaurus. https://t.co/NW0PItnYi1

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Vespersaurus paranaensis! A new dinosaur species published today by Max Langer and colleagues, including Martin Ezcurra from . It is the most complete neotheropod discovered in Brazil so far! The paper is Open Access!
https://t.co/cUBRD70YqL

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ブラジル白亜紀後期の地層から新種恐竜。
ノアサウルス科ノアサウルス亜科
Vespersaurus paranaensis
体長1.5m程度だけど、足の第2・第4中足骨がブレード状になっていて、機能的に1趾で体重を支えていたようです。これは主竜類で初。
論文フリー https://t.co/8kkRyDdSNL

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