image: These are different parts of Haplocheirus sollers (IVPP V15988). (A) Photograph of holotype in dorsal view. (B) Line drawing of holotype in dorsal view. Dashed line indicates crocodyliform fossil underlying cervical vertebrae. (C) Reconstruction. Gray fill indicates portions of the skeleton that are not preserved. Scale bar: 25 cm. Please refer to the captions in the manuscript for an explanation of the abbreviations. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Jan. 29, 2010, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Jonah Choiniere at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and colleagues, was titled, "A Basal Alvarezsauroid Theropod from the Early Late Jurassic of Xinjiang, China." view more
Credit: Image courtesy of Science/AAAS