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. 2019 Jul 10;7:e7247. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7247

Table 3. Humeral/femoral ratios of paravian theropods.

Taxa H/F ratio Taxa H/F ratio
Ningyuansaurus 0.56 Deinonychus 0.76–0.80
Protarchaeopteryx 0.70 Austroraptor 0.47
Similicaudipteryx 0.59 Buitreraptor 0.91
Caudipteryx 0.47 Unenlagia 0.72
Mahakala 0.50 Dakotaraptor 0.57
Mei 0.52–0.55 Archaeopteryx 1.12–1.24
Sinovenator 0.68 Serikornis 0.90
Xiaotingia 0.85 Anchiornis 0.96–1.04
Jianianhualong 0.70 Eosinopteryx 0.78
Jinfengopteryx 0.70 Aurornis 0.88
Liaoningvenator 0.59 Halszkaraptor 0.60
Sinornithoides 0.59 Scansoriopteryx 1.06–1.12
Hesperornithoides 0.56 Yandangornis 0.75
Tianyuraptor 0.65 Epidexipteryx 0.98
Caihong 0.59 Zhongornis 1.04
Zhenyuanlong 0.63 Zhongjianornis 1.48
NGMC 91 0.92 Sapeornis 1.57–1.88
Changyuraptor 0.97 Jeholornis 1.40–1.47
Sinornithosaurus 0.92 Jixiangornis 1.34–1.56
Microraptor 0.79–0.92 Eoconfuciusornis 1.11–1.30
Zhongjianosaurus 0.73 Chongmingia 1.18
Bambiraptor 0.85 Confuciusornis 1.14–1.27

Note:

Data drawn from personal measurements and literature values.