Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: Understanding the Life of Giants
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| 505 | 8 | |a 6 Reconstructing Body Volume and Surface Area of Dinosaurs Using Laser Scanning and Photogrammetry7 Body Mass Estimation, Thermoregulation, and Cardiovascular Physiology of Large Sauropods; PART 3: CONSTRUCTION; 8 How to Get Big in the Mesozoic: The Evolution of the Sauropodomorph Body Plan; 9 Characterization of Sauropod Bone Structure; 10 Finite Element Analyses and Virtual Syntheses of Biological Structures and Their Application to Sauropod Skulls | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 11 Walking with the Shoulder of Giants: Biomechanical Conditions in the Tetrapod Shoulder Girdle as a Basis for Sauropod Shoulder Reconstruction12 Why So Huge? Biomechanical Reasons for the Acquisition of Large Size in Sauropod and Theropod Dinosaurs; 13 Plateosaurus in 3D: How CAD Models and Kinetic-Dynamic Modeling Bring an Extinct Animal to Life; 14 Rearing Giants: Kinetic-Dynamic Modeling of Sauropod Bipedal and Tripodal Poses; 15 Neck Posture in Sauropods; PART 4: GROWTH; 16 The Life Cycle of Sauropod Dinosaurs; 17 Sauropod Bone Histology and Its Implications for Sauropod Biology | |
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