Modelling take-off moment arms in an ornithocheiraean pterosaur

Take-off is a vital part of powered flight which likely constrains the size of birds, yet extinct pterosaurs are known to have reached far larger sizes. Three different hypothesised take-off motions (bipedal burst launching, bipedal countermotion launching, and quadrupedal launching) have been propo...

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發表在:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Benjamin W. Griffin, Elizabeth Martin-Silverstone, Rodrigo V. Pêgas, Erik Anthony Meilak, Fabiana R. Costa, Colin Palmer, Emily J. Rayfield
格式:	Article
語言:	英语
出版:	PeerJ Inc. 2024-08-01
主題:	Pterosaur Flight Take-off Biomechanics Moment arms Modelling
在線閱讀:	https://peerj.com/articles/17678.pdf