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SUBMITTER: Dececchi TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7756141 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dececchi T Alexander TA Roy Arindam A Pittman Michael M Kaye Thomas G TG Xu Xing X Habib Michael B MB Larsson Hans C E HCE Wang Xiaoli X Zheng Xiaoting X
iScience 20201022 12
The bizarre scansoriopterygid theropods <i>Yi</i> and <i>Ambopteryx</i> had skin stretched between elongate fingers that form a potential membranous wing. This wing is thought to have been used in aerial locomotion, but this has never been tested. Using laser-stimulated fluorescence imaging, we re-evaluate their anatomy and perform aerodynamic calculations covering flight potential, other wing-based behaviors, and gliding capabilities. We find that <i>Yi</i> and <i>Ambopteryx</i> were likely arb ...[more]