Re: Vestigial Arms (was: Theropod limbs - how mobile?)

[John Conway <john_conway@mac.com>]

On Sunday, May 19, 2002, at 08:26  PM, David Marjanovic wrote:

> > > Very difficult according to Fig. 9.13C. The claws point inwards, and 
> > > any
> > > rotation of the forearm is impossible.
> >
> > This is what I am picturing. I'll draw a picture.
>
> I look forward to that :-)

Here is how I picture tyrannosaurids using their arms for intraspecific 
combat. The claws are pointed inward, and very little (if any) forearm 
rotation is necessary.

http://homepage.mac.com/john_conway/tyrannosaurus-armwrestle.jpg

(Just a quick sketch, I'm not going for any art prizes here.)



John Conway, Palaeoartist

"All art is quite useless." - Oscar Wilde

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