“胸肌担负了飞行中80%的动力来源,”托巴尔斯克博士说,这也解释了为什么在鸟类解剖形态中,胸肌所占的比重最大。
“Pectorals are the motor for 80 percent of flight,” said Dr. Tobalske, which explains why they are the largest part of the anatomy.
尾羽龙有一种有趣的爬行动物和鸟类的混合解剖特征。
Caudipteryx has an interesting mix of reptile and bird-like anatomical features.
听起来可能有些不可思议,诸如始祖鸟类的史前生物使得Dixon的野兽观测采用的解剖方法看起来是保守的。
As strange as it may sound, prehistoric creatures like Xenicibis make Dixon's speculative beasts seem almost conservative in their anatomy.
鸟类学家是专业的鸟人,他们不止在鸟种方面,在鸟类行为学、解剖学、生理学和鸟种进化史等方面都受过先进专业的科学训练。
An ornithologist is a professional birder with advanced scientific training about not only bird species but also about behavior, anatomy, physiology and bird species history.
但在那几十年中,质疑恐龙与鸟类紧密关联的研究者们并没有坐以待毙,他们也通过解剖很好的论证了自己的观点。
Still, over the decades researchers who doubted the dinosaur-bird link also made good anatomical arguments.
这些骨骼的大小和解剖结构说明哈萨克神凤凰是一种独特的古代鸟类物种,体重可能至少25磅,比已知的同时代鸟类要大得多。
Nevertheless, the size and anatomy of the bones identify Samrukia as a unique species of archaic bird which would have weighed at least 25 pounds—far larger than any of its known contemporaries.
这些骨骼的大小和解剖结构说明哈萨克神凤凰是一种独特的古代鸟类物种,体重可能至少25磅,比已知的同时代鸟类要大得多。
Nevertheless, the size and anatomy of the bones identify Samrukia as a unique species of archaic bird which would have weighed at least 25 pounds—far larger than any of its known contemporaries.
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