-
trochleae for the
second and
fourth toes, a
tubercle next to the pons
supratendineus on the
distal end of the tibiotarsus, as well as a
shortening of all...
- that of Anserimorphs. The lack of the
striking bone
footbridge (Pons
Supratendineus) on the
front of the
lower joint of the
tibiotarsus of
Brontornis was...
- was larger. At the
lower end of the
joint it had a bony
bridge (pons
supratendineus) that was con****uous for the phorusrhacids. In addition, the lower...
- the
narrower and
shorter sulcus extensorius. It also
possesses a pons
supratendineus which protrudes at a
shallower angle and an
additional sulcus on the...
-
tibiotarsus lacked a deep
groove located on the
lateral side of the pons
supratendineus where the
tandon of the
fibularis brevis muscle would attach, a distinctive...
- gastornithids), the
extensor sulcus is
relatively deep, and the pons
supratendineus (a
projection above the
opening of the
extensor canal) has a depression...
- the
tibiotarsus is
relatively stout, and
laterally curved. The pons
supratendineus has a
transverse disposition, as in
Geranopteridae and
motmots and is...
-
wider intercondylar fossa, a
lower medial condyle, a
narrower pons
supratendineus than that of Olympidytes.
Plotopterids evolved and
diversified in the...
