However, in the nineties several tibiae conforming to that of " Puntanipterus " were found in the same strata as " Pterodaustro "; a direct comparison is only impossible because more complete specimens of the latter are always very compressed, deforming the ankle morphology; but smaller fragments containing not-compressed ankles all have the build of a " Puntanipterus " tibiotarsus.
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The wing digits bore small claws, with the claw on the first finger ( the alular digit ) much larger than that of the second finger ( major digit ) . " Hongshanornis " is characterized by very long legs, with the lower leg ( " tibiotarsus " ) more than one and a half times longer than the upper leg ( " femur " ).
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The only known ( as of 2016 ) fossil bones ( PVL-4021-1 ) are mostly of the left tibiotarsus ( lower leg ) and tarsometatarsus ( upper foot ) of a single individual . " L . bretincola " was a sizeable bird, with a tibiotarsus and a tarsometatarsus which if complete must have been nearly 10 cm long ( Chiappe 1993 ); this would make it roughly similar to a large curlew in size and at least in leg shape.
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The only known ( as of 2016 ) fossil bones ( PVL-4021-1 ) are mostly of the left tibiotarsus ( lower leg ) and tarsometatarsus ( upper foot ) of a single individual . " L . bretincola " was a sizeable bird, with a tibiotarsus and a tarsometatarsus which if complete must have been nearly 10 cm long ( Chiappe 1993 ); this would make it roughly similar to a large curlew in size and at least in leg shape.
