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trochanteric shelf

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Anatomical projection on the anterolateral region of the proximal end of the femur.

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trochanteric shelf

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In Archosaurs was originally a possible insertion site for the m. iliofemoralis externus (Hutchinson 2001). In more derived dinosaurs this becomes a distinct process possibly providing the attachment surface for mm. iliotrochanteri in addition to m. iliofemoralis externus (Carrano and Hutchinson 2002)