Aside to the claw morphology, the big hands and feet, the authors
considered the stiffness of the distal part of the tail, that could have
acted as an help for bridging as it occurs in large iguanas. I agree hat
the size is a bit large, however.
Cheers,
Silvio Renesto
At 15.05 26/03/2006, you wrote:
That's an agreeable thought, considering the morphology. The size
might be the only possible stopper. It's big.
David Peters
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