- A
cursorial organism is one that is
adapted specifically to run. An
animal can be
considered cursorial if it has the
ability to run fast (e.g. cheetah)...
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longest legs of all
known human species, but all
members of
genus Homo have
cursorial adaptions not seen in more
arboreal hominids such as
chimpanzees and orangutans...
- The
giant Cuban owl or
giant cursorial owl (Ornimegalonyx) is an
extinct genus of
giant owl that
measured 1.1
metres (3 ft 7 in) in height. It is closely...
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leading hypotheses pertaining to
avian flight:
Pouncing Proavis model,
Cursorial model, and
Arboreal model. In
March 2018,
scientists reported that Archaeopteryx...
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Sceloporus megalepidurus, the
largescale spiny lizard,
cursorial spiny lizard, or dull
cursorial spiny lizard, is a
species of
lizard in the
family Phrynosomatidae...
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species Lycaon sekowei and
Lycaon magnus. This
hypercarnivorous and
highly cursorial genus is
distinguished by
accessory cusps on the premolars. It branched...
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Sceloporus subpictus, the
southern cursorial lizard or
paintbelly spiny lizard, is a
species of
lizard in the
family Phrynosomatidae. It is
endemic to...
- due to
convergent evolution: both
hyenas and
canines are non-arboreal,
cursorial hunters that
catch prey with
their teeth rather than claws. Both eat food...
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important than
speed to a
burrowing mammal, but semi-fossorial
mammals have
cursorial legs. The
front paws are
broad and have
strong claws to help in loosening...
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skeleton that
Epicyon haydeni was less
cursorial[clarification needed] than
hyaenas or
modern wolves but more
cursorial than
other borophagine species like...
