Neck posture and overall body design in sauropods
The stress on the intervertebral discs in the necks of Brachiosaurus brancai, Diplodocus carnegii, and Dicraeosaurus hansemanni are calculated for various hypothetical neck postures. Assuming similar safety factors along the neck and a predominance of static or quasistatic forces, neck postures in w...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Pensoft Publishers
2002-01-01
|
| Series: | Fossil Record |
| Online Access: | https://fr.pensoft.net/article/30264/download/pdf/ |