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SAUROPODOMORPHS 1
EXAMPLES OF
THUMB-CLAW OF PROSAUROPODS
MASSOSPONDYLUS Caudal
vertebrae
Top part of
claw (sharp
point missing)
Curved
body of MASSOSPONDYLUS
Group: Massospondylidae
claw
Length: 16 ft (5 m)

Neural spine
Base of claw LUFENGOSAURUS
Group: Massospondylidae
Length: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Chevron

RIOJASAURUS
Group: Riojasauridae
Length: 36 ft (11 m)
Transverse
process Naris
Eye

MELANOROSAURUS
Toe Group: Melanorosauridae
Thigh Claw Length: 23 ft (7 m)
EXTERNAL FEATURES Leaf-
OF ANCHISAURUS shaped
tooth
Slender snout
Long,
flexible
Forelimb Long body neck
Hind limb
Hip
TOP VIEW OF ANCHISAURUS
Scaly skin
Shoulder
Thigh
Forelimb
Tail
Elbow
Knee
Hand
Large, curved
Ankle thumb-claw
Hind limb
Hallux
(first toe)
Finger
Toe
Foot
Claw SIDE VIEW OF ANCHISAURUS

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