Mandible stress distribution during the bite in Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte, 1985 (Theropoda: Abelisauridae);Distribución de tensiones durante la mordida en la mandíbula de Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte, 1985 (Theropoda: Abelisauridae)

Ameghiniana

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 605-617

  Mazzetta, Gerardo V ^a   Cisilino, Adrián P ^b   Blanco, R Ernesto ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Bite force; Carnotaurus; CT scanning; Finite element analysis; Jaw; Mechanical strength; Patagonia; Theropoda

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS ANALYSIS; TOOTH;

EID: 14844352343     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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