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Measuring just half a metre long, the fleet-footed theropod named Xixianykus zhangi was likely to have used a huge claw to dig for termites and ants.
Archive 2010-03-28 Bill Crider 2010
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Some modern termite eating species travel long distances between colonies of their prey, so as an efficient runner Xixianykus would have been able to follow this pattern.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Some modern termite eating species travel long distances between colonies of their prey, so as an efficient runner Xixianykus would have been able to follow this pattern.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Other features of the hind limb, pelvis and backbone would have promoted stability and reduced superfluous, energy-wasting movements as Xixianykus dashed across prehistoric landscapes.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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This doesn't provide a basis for estimating its top speed, but it does show that Xixianykus was a highly efficient runner.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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This doesn't provide a basis for estimating its top speed, but it does show that Xixianykus was a highly efficient runner.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Although the forequarters of Xixianykus are not preserved, its closest relatives among the alvarezsaurs had short but strong arms, tipped by a single massive claw to break into logs or insect nests, and Xixianykus likely fed in the same way.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Other features of the hind limb, pelvis and backbone would have promoted stability and reduced superfluous, energy-wasting movements as Xixianykus dashed across prehistoric landscapes.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Reconstruction of Xixianykus zhangi (Credit: Matt van Rooijen)
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Some modern termite eating species travel long distances between colonies of their prey, so as an efficient runner Xixianykus would have been able to follow this pattern.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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