Finite element analysis: A promising tool for the reconstruction of extinct vertebrate graviportal taxa. A preliminary study based on the metacarpal arrangement of Elephas maximus;Analyse par éléments finis: un outil prometteur pour la reconstruction de taxons graviporteurs de vertébrés disparus. Étude préliminaire fondée sur l'arrangement métacarpien d'Elephas maximus

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 9, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 455-461

  Goussard, Florent ^a   Germain, Damien ^a,b   Delmer, Cyrille ^c   Moreno, Karen ^d,e,f  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element analysis; Functional morphology; Metacarpal arrangement; Stress distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; DINOSAUR; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELEPHANT; EXTINCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GRAVIMETRY; TAXONOMY;

DINOSAURIA; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; SAUROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78649442403     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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