Structure,Orientation and Finite Element Analysis of the Tail Club of Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis |
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| Authors: | XING Lida YE Yong SHU Chunkang PENG Guangzhao YOU Hailu Institute of Geology Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Beijing P R China Zigong Dinosaur Museum Zigong Sichuan Province P R China |
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| Institution: | [1]Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, P. R. China [2]Zigong Dinosaur Museum, Zigong, Sichuan Province 643013, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | The structure and orientation of the posterior extremity (tail club) of the caudal vertebrae of Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis Young and Chao, 1972 from the Upper Jurassic Shangshaximiao Formation has been analyzed to determine the tail club function using Finite Element Analysis. Of the four caudal vertebrae composing the tail club, the second largest (C1) was probably the most proximal, and is fixed with the preceding sequence of the caudal vertebrae, whereas the smallest (C4) is free and forms the terminati... |
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| Keywords: | Mamenchisaurus tail dub Finite Element Analysis Shangshaximiao Formation Jurassic |
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