Floating point: A computational study of buoyancy, equilibrium, and gastroliths in plesiosaurs

Lethaia

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-244

  Henderson, Donald M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Buoyancy; Gastroliths; Plesiosaurs; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BUOYANCY; EQUILIBRIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; REPTILE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; LIOPLEURODON; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33748110793     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160600799846     Document Type: Article

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