Biomechanical Reconstruction of the Appendicular Skeleton in Three North American Jurassic Sauropods

Forelimb and hindlimb articulation, reconstructed musculature, and function were examined in Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, and Camarasaurus. A technique was developed using a Microscribe three-dimensional digitizer to capture external morphological data for skeletal reconstruction and determination of ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilhite, Ray
Other Authors: Judith A. Schiebout
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2003
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0408103-003549/