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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: The Worldâs Oldest Thumb Belongs to a Dinosaur
Description: Learn about the âMonkeydactylâ fossil; whether itâs safe to eat food with freezer burn; and post-death âzombie genes.â
Newly discovered "Monkeydactyl" fossil has the oldest known opposable thumb by Grant Currin
New Jurassic flying reptile reveals the oldest opposed thumb. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uob-njf041221.phpÂ
Zhou, X., PĂȘgas, R. V., Ma, W., Han, G., Jin, X., Leal, M. E. C., Bonde, N., Kobayashi, Y., Lautenschlager, S., Wei, X., Shen, C., & Ji, S. (2021). A new darwinopteran pterosaur reveals arborealism and an opposed thumb. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.030Â
Fox, A. (2021, April 16). A Prehistoric F...