On the inference of function from structure using biomechanical modelling and simulation of extinct organisms

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-118

  Hutchinson, John R ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Computer modelling; Dinosaur; Musculoskeletal system; Palaeontology; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DINOSAUR; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MODEL VALIDATION; MUSCLE; PALEONTOLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKELETON; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 84856247316     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0399     Document Type: Review

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