Osteoderm distribution has low impact on the centre of mass of stegosaurs
It has been hypothesized that the pronounced differences of stegosaur humeral shapes, with large forms having more slender and small forms having more robust humeri, may be explained by a difference in relative centre of mass (COM) placement caused by differing distributions of osteoderms. To test t...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Fossil Record |
| Online Access: | http://www.foss-rec.net/17/33/2014/fr-17-33-2014.pdf |