forelimb
Noun
Meaning
the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
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Apatosaurus had a single claw on each forelimb and three on each hindlimb.
Allosaurus was one of only two theropods examined in the study to exhibit a tendon avulsion, and in both cases the avulsion occurred on the forelimb.
Egerton, pp. 64 65. Menkhorst and Knight, p. 94. The gliding possums have membranes called "patagiums" that extend from the fifth finger of their forelimb back to the first toe of their hind foot.
If proto-bird courtship displays combined displays of forelimb feathers with energetic jumps, then the transition from display to aerodynamic functions could have been relatively smooth.
If the same-side forelimb contacts the ground half of the cycle later than the hindlimb, the phase is 50%.
It is one of the more complete specimens, but is missing much of the skull and one forelimb.