Flexibility along the neck of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) and consequences for the reconstruction of dinosaurs with extreme neck length

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 268, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 701-714

  Dzemski, Gordon ^a   Christian, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Dinosaur; Diplodocus; Flexibility; Morphology; Neck; Ostrich; Sauropod

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DINOSAUR; FEMALE; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; NECK; OSTRICH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DINOSAURS; FEMALE; HEAD; NECK; POSTURE; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS BACTRIANUS; DINOSAURIA; DIPLODOCUS; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; SAUROPODA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 34547737875     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10542     Document Type: Article

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