Re: Masiakasaurus knopferi arms

["T. Mike Keesey" <tmk@dinosauricon.com>]

On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Michael Hanson wrote:

> Stacey Burgess wrote:
>
> >Yes, more questions about this odd  creature,
> >
> >In all of the reconstructions of  Masiakasaurus knopferi  I have seen it was 
> >depicted with 4 full claws, What is the basis for this ?
>
> It seems Masiakasaurus knopfleri is an Abelisaurian and all Abelisaurians 
> known have 4 full claws. No arms were discovered with Masiakasaurus, so the 
> number of claws is an educated guess.

I think you're getting claws confused with digits. Abelisaurs (and other
ceratosaurs) have 4 digits, but the fourth has no ungual.

Where are there four-clawed restorations of _Masiakasaurus_?

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