title: Palaeontology: A Hook to the Past.
abstract: The poorly understood Triassic reptile Drepanosaurus is known for its excessively large claws. New discoveries demonstrate a remarkable modification of the bones in the wrist and forearm, a significant departure from the typical five-digit tetrapod limb.
authors: National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, UK. Electronic address: nick.fraser@nms.ac.uk.
authors: Nicholas C
authors: NC
authors: Fraser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005121:Extremities; D005552:Forelimb; D005580:Fossils; D010163:Paleontology; D012104:Reptiles / Q000033:anatomy & histology