Structural performance of tetanuran theropod skulls, with emphasis on the Megalosauridae, Spinosauridae and Carcharodontosauridae

Special Papers in Palaeontology

Volumn , Issue 86, 2011, Pages 241-253

  Rayfield, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinosaur; Finite element analysis; Function; Skull; Theropod

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872695369     PISSN: 00386804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01081.x     Document Type: Article

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