Compare its anatomy to extant creatures

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From: The Osteology Lab


Which other animals does it most resemble?

Unlocked with Proposed Taxon: is: Dinosaur, Saurischian, Ornithischian, Sauropod, Theropod, Stegosaurian, Ornithopod, Bone under Examination: is: A Femur, Possibly Jurassic or The Forelimb of an Unidentified Beast


Challenge information

Narrow, Monstrous Anatomy 7 (50% base)

  • 3 and below - almost impossible (10%)
  • 4 - high-risk (20%)
  • 5 - high-risk (30%)
  • 6 - tough (40%)
  • 7 - very chancy (50%)
  • 8 - chancy (60%)
  • 9 - modest (70%)
  • 10 - very modest (80%)
  • 11 - low-risk (90%)
  • 12 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

Form and function

Does it rend, like a tiger's claw? Crush, like an elephant's foot? Grasp, like a monkey's hand? Oh, the things you could do with a limb such as this.


Failure

Confusion

Could it pronate? Supinate? Rotate? By how much? Where do the tendons go? Questions without end. You can't be sure if you're holding an arm, a leg, or a flipper.