Finite-element model construction for the virtual synthesis of the skulls in vertebrates: Case study of Diplodocus

Anatomical Record - Part A Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 391-401

  Witzel, Ulrich ^a   Preuschoft, Holger ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological light weight construction; Diplodocus; Finite element analysis; Finite element model construction; Virtual synthesis of skulls

Indexed keywords

BONE STRESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIAL SUTURE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DIPLODOCUS; EYE MOVEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MASTICATION; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; TECHNIQUE; TOOTH ARCH; VERTEBRATE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DINOSAURS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOSSILS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKULL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

DIPLODOCUS; SAUROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 16444380685     PISSN: 0003276X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20174     Document Type: Conference Paper

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