Giant horned dinosaurs did have fully erect forelimbs
GS Paul - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1991 - gspauldino.com
Johnson (1990) presented a new mount of Torosaurus with semierect forelimbs. This is not
in accord with the best available evidence. A Maastrichtian trackway assignable to …
in accord with the best available evidence. A Maastrichtian trackway assignable to …
Forelimb posture in neoceratopsian dinosaurs: implications for gait and locomotion
GS Paul, P Christiansen - Paleobiology, 2000 - cambridge.org
Ceratopsid dinosaurs traditionally have been restored with sprawling forelimbs and were
considered unable to run at high speeds. An alternative view restores the ceratopsids as …
considered unable to run at high speeds. An alternative view restores the ceratopsids as …
Locomotion in non-avian dinosaurs: integrating data from hindlimb kinematics, in vivo strains, and bone morphology
MT Carrano - Paleobiology, 1998 - cambridge.org
Analyses of non-avian dinosaur locomotion have been hampered by the lack of an
appropriate locomotor analog among extant taxa. Birds, though members of the clade …
appropriate locomotor analog among extant taxa. Birds, though members of the clade …
[PDF][PDF] On the Origin of dinosaurs and mammals
WC Erickson - USA (Self published manuscript supplied by author), 2001 - dogjudging.com
The coincidence in time of incipient rifting of Pangea and the origin of dinosaurs during the
Carnian age (230-225 Ma) of the Late Triassic suggests a fundamental link between the two …
Carnian age (230-225 Ma) of the Late Triassic suggests a fundamental link between the two …
Plateosaurus foot structure suggests a single trackmaker for Eubrontes and Gigandipus footprints
RE Weems - The great rift valleys of Pangea in eastern North …, 2003 - books.google.com
T he reconstructed foot of Plateosaurus, a Late Triassic prosauropod dinosaur, provides new
insights into its morphology and function. Pes digit I is notably shorter than digits II through IV …
insights into its morphology and function. Pes digit I is notably shorter than digits II through IV …
On the heterocelous vertebrae in horned dinosaurs (Protoceratopidae, Neoceratopsia)
VS Tereschenko - 2004 - repository.geologyscience.ru
Four or five anterior caudal vertebrae of archaic horned dinosaurs (Protoceratopidae) have
the heterocelous centrum. The cranial and caudal articular surfaces of these centra are …
the heterocelous centrum. The cranial and caudal articular surfaces of these centra are …
A new species of Camptosaurus (Ornithopoda: Dinosauria) from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, and a biomechanical …
K Carpenter, Y Wilson - Annals of Carnegie Museum, 2008 - BioOne
ABSTRACT A new species, Camptosaurus aphanoecetes, is named for a partial skeleton of
ornithopod dinosaur from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Dinosaur National …
ornithopod dinosaur from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Dinosaur National …
Limb-bone scaling indicates diverse stance and gait in quadrupedal ornithischian dinosaurs
Background The most primitive ornithischian dinosaurs were small bipeds, but
quadrupedality evolved three times independently in the clade. The transition to …
quadrupedality evolved three times independently in the clade. The transition to …
The posture of hadrosaurian dinosaurs
PM Galton - Journal of Paleontology, 1970 - JSTOR
Comparisons of hadrosaurs with undoubtedly quadrupedal dinosaurs and graviportal
mammals show that hadrosaurs were bipedal. Arguments used to show that hadrosaurs …
mammals show that hadrosaurs were bipedal. Arguments used to show that hadrosaurs …
Fused Camarasaurus cervicals preserve an erect, not horizontal, neck
G Paul - J Vert Paleont, 2006 - gspauldino.com
PAUL, Gregory, Baltimore, MD Computer simulated posture of sauropod necks including
camarasaurs is consistently horizontal. The minimal spacing between centra in these …
camarasaurs is consistently horizontal. The minimal spacing between centra in these …