Biomechanical modeling and sensitivity analysis of bipedal running ability. II. Extinct taxa

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 441-461

  Hutchinson, John R ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Biped; Dinosaur; Locomotion; Running; Scaling; Size; Tyrannosaurus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; DINOSAUR; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DINOSAURS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING;

AVES; DINOSAURIA; ELAGATIS; THEROPODA;

EID: 7044222264     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10240     Document Type: Article

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