Re: speaking of hands

[Stan Friesen <swf@ElSegundoCA.NCR.COM>]

 From: Tom Holtz <tholtz@geochange.er.usgs.gov>
 >  Forget almost every
 > illustration you've seen of iguanodontian or hadrosaurid hands ...
 >  Digits 2, 3, and 4 in the hand were probably not
 > seperate outside of the flesh except ...

With the result that properly reconstructed the hand of Iguanodon
looks rather like a 'T' or a cross with a very thick upright.

This is supported by the known footprints, which show a small
lunate mark for the front foot (for instance, in the extensive
footprint beds of the Dakota Sandstone in Colorado and adjacent
states).

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