![PALAEOBLOG: Killing Claws
Abstract [edit]: Talon size variation among digits can be used to distinguish families of raptors and is related to different techniques of prey restraint and immobilisation.The hypertrophied talons on digits (D) I and II in Accipitridae have evolved primarily to restrain large struggling prey while they are immobilised by dismemberment.
From Predatory Functional Morphology in Raptors: Interdigital Variation in Talon Size Is Related to Prey Restraint and Immobilisation Technique2009. D. W. Fowler, et al. PLoS ONE 4(11): e7999.
I know this is a falcon talon, but I enjoy assuming they got some scientific research out of Jurassic Park before it went to hell.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktojza4XdA1qz5yk0o1_400.png)
PALAEOBLOG: Killing Claws
Abstract [edit]: Talon size variation among digits can be used to distinguish families of raptors and is related to different techniques of prey restraint and immobilisation.
The hypertrophied talons on digits (D) I and II in Accipitridae have evolved primarily to restrain large struggling prey while they are immobilised by dismemberment.
From Predatory Functional Morphology in Raptors: Interdigital Variation in Talon Size Is Related to Prey Restraint and Immobilisation Technique2009. D. W. Fowler, et al. PLoS ONE 4(11): e7999.
I know this is a falcon talon, but I enjoy assuming they got some scientific research out of Jurassic Park before it went to hell.
