Finite-element analysis of simulated ammonoid septa (extinct Cephalopoda): Septal and sutural complexities do not reduce strength

Paleobiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 113-126

  Hassan, Marwan A ^a   Westermann, Gerd E G ^a   Hewitt, Roger A ^b   Dokainish, Mohamed A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MESOZOIC; MORPHOLOGY; SHELL;

AMMONOIDEA; CEPHALOPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036242811     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2002)028<0113:FEAOSA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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