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Velociraptor Wishbone

V-shaped furcula (wishbone) in a Velociraptor mongoliensis fossil from the Late Cretaceous, Mongolia. Velociraptors belong to the group Theropoda, which includes T. rex and also all living birds. The wishbone is a key piece of evidence to the relatedness of these animals.

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Velociraptor Wishbone

Caption:

V-shaped furcula (wishbone) in a Velociraptor mongoliensis fossil from the Late Cretaceous, Mongolia. Velociraptors belong to the group Theropoda, which includes T. rex and also all living birds. The wishbone is a key piece of evidence to the relatedness of these animals.

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Album / Science Source / Martin Shields

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4265 x 5945 px | 72.5 MB

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36.1 x 50.3 cm | 14.2 x 19.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANCIENT • AVIAN EVOLUTION • BIRD RELATIVE • CONNECTION • CRETACEOUS PERIOD • DINO-BIRD • DINOBIRD • DINOSAUR ANATOMY • DINOSAUR • DINOSAUR-BIRD LINK • DINOSAURS • DROMAEOSAURID • DROMAEOSAURIDAE • EVOLUTIONARY PROOF • EXTINCT ANIMAL • FEATHERED DINOSAUR • FOSSIL • FOSSILIZED • FURCULA • GEOLOGIA • GEOLOGY • LATE CRETACEOUS • MESOZOIC ERA • MONGOLIA • MONGOLIAN FOSSILS • PALAEONTOLOGY • PALEONTOLOGY • PHYLOGENETIC EVIDENCE • PHYLOGENY • PRE-HISTORIC FAUNA • PREHISTORIC REPTILE • RAPTOR • RELATED • RELATEDNESS • ROCK MATRIX • SAURISCHIA • SAURISCHIAN • SAUROPSIDA • SAUROPSIDAE • THEROPOD • THEROPODA • VELOCIRAPTOR MONGOLIENSIS • VELOCIRAPTOR • WISH-BONE • WISHBONE