Tetrapod postural shift estimated from Permian and Triassic trackways
Tetrapod postural shift estimated from Permian and Triassic trackways
T. Kubo,M. Benton
2009 · DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00897.x
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TLDR
This study reads posture directly from fossil tracks, using a clear criterion for sprawling vs erect posture, and finds that the track record is richer than the skeletal record, especially for the Early and Middle Triassic intervals, the critical 20 myr during which period the postural shift occurred.
