3D computational mechanics elucidate the evolutionary implications of orbit position and size diversity of early amphibians.

For the first time in vertebrate palaeontology, the potential of joining Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Parametrical Analysis (PA) is used to shed new light on two different cranial parameters from the orbits to evaluate their biomechanical role and evolutionary patterns. The early tetrapod group...

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Main Authors: Jordi Marcé-Nogué, Josep Fortuny, Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, Montserrat Sánchez, Lluís Gil, Àngel Galobart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4479603?pdf=render