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Miragaia tail biomechanics and defences
Lategano, Francesco; Conti, Simone; Lozar, FrancescaPublisher Copyright: © 2024 Universita degli Studi di Milano. All rights reserved.; Thyreophora is a taxon of dinosaurs composed of Stegosauria and Ankylosauria, whose members have been known to utilise their tails as powerful defensive weapons. Remains of these dinosaurs are scarce; the Portuguese taxon, Miragaia longicollum, known from three individuals, provides precious pieces of information on the anatomy ...
Smart Biomechanical Adaptation Revealed by the Structure of Ostrich Limb Bones
Conti, Simone; Sala, Giuseppe; Mateus, OctávioPublisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.; Ostriches are known to be the fastest bipedal animal alive; to accomplish such an achievement, their anatomy evolved to sustain the stresses imposed by running at such velocities. Ostriches represent an excellent case study due to the fact that their locomotor kinematics have been extensively studied for their running capabilities. The shape and structure of ostrich ...
Multibody analysis and soft tissue strength refute supersonic dinosaur tail
Conti, Simone; Tschopp, Emanuel; Mateus, Octávio; Zanoni, Andrea; Masarati, Pierangelo; Sala, GiuseppeFunding Information: We thank Ing. L. Maistrelli for discussing this study. The comments provided by the Editor Jingmai O’Connor, the reviewer Victoria Arbour and two anonymous reviewer greatly refined the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s).; Sauropod dinosaurs are well known for their massive sizes and long necks and tails. Among sauropods, flagellicaudatan dinosaurs are characterized by ex...
Multibody simulations of diplodocid tail motion
Conti, Simone; Tschopp, Emanuel David; Sala, G.; Mateus, Octávio