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Softening the steps to gigantism in sauropod dinosaurs through the evolution of a pedal pad

How sauropod dinosaurs were able to withstand the forces associated with their immense size represents one of the most challenging biomechanical scenarios in the evolution of terrestrial tetrapods, but also one lacking robust biomechanical testing. Here, we use finite element analyses to quantify th...

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Autores principales: Jannel, Andréas, Salisbury, Steven W., Panagiotopoulou, Olga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9365286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35947665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm8280