A test of the validity of range of motion studies of fossil archosaur elbow mobility using repeated-measures analysis and the extant phylogenetic bracket

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2030-2038

  Hutson, Joel D ^a,c   Hutson, Kelda N ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Math and Physical Science Division   (United States)

^c Elgin Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Archosaur; Biomechanics; Crocodylia; Dinosaur; Forelimb; Functional morphology; Pronation; Range of motion; Repeated measures; Struthioniformes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CROCODILIAN; DINOSAUR; ELBOW; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LOCOMOTION; OSTRICH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DINOSAURS; ELBOW JOINT; FOSSILS; LOCOMOTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 84862521068     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.069567     Document Type: Article

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