Farm vehicles approaching weights of sauropods exceed safe mechanical limits for soil functioning
Mechanization has greatly contributed to the success of modern agriculture, with vastly
expanded food production capabilities achieved by the higher capacity of farm machinery …
expanded food production capabilities achieved by the higher capacity of farm machinery …
[HTML][HTML] Historical increase in agricultural machinery weights enhanced soil stress levels and adversely affected soil functioning
Soil compaction caused by vehicular traffic adversely affects key soil functions and
ecosystem services that soils provide. Although compaction is a well-recognized problem, it …
ecosystem services that soils provide. Although compaction is a well-recognized problem, it …
Digital reconstructions of sauropod: dinosaurs and implications for feeding
KA Stevens, JM Parrish - The sauropods: evolution and …, 2005 - degruyter.com
I herbivore. Many extant low browsers and grazers, such as Thomson's gazelle (eg,
Leuthold 1977: table 2), deer, and horses, engage in BV feeding primarily, but not …
Leuthold 1977: table 2), deer, and horses, engage in BV feeding primarily, but not …
[图书][B] Biology of the sauropod dinosaurs: understanding the life of giants
Sauropods, those huge plant-eating dinosaurs, possessed bodies that seem to defy every
natural law. What were these creatures like as living animals and how could they reach such …
natural law. What were these creatures like as living animals and how could they reach such …
Biology of the sauropod dinosaurs: the evolution of gigantism
The herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods were the
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
Neck posture and feeding habits of two Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs
KA Stevens, JM Parrish - Science, 1999 - science.org
Articulated digital reconstructions of two diplodocid sauropods revealed cervical poses and
feeding envelopes. The necks of Diplodocus and Apatosaurus were nearly straight but …
feeding envelopes. The necks of Diplodocus and Apatosaurus were nearly straight but …
Burly gaits: centers of mass, stability, and the trackways of sauropod dinosaurs
DM Henderson - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The narrow-and wide-gauge trackways attributed to sauropod dinosaurs are hypothesized
to be a consequence of the relative positions of their centers of mass. This hypothesis was …
to be a consequence of the relative positions of their centers of mass. This hypothesis was …
Sauropod trackways, evolution, and behavior
We report the discovery and analysis of sauropod trackways exposed on a bedding surface
of the White-Limestone formation (1) at Ardley Quarry, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. The …
of the White-Limestone formation (1) at Ardley Quarry, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. The …
In vitro digestibility of fern and gymnosperm foliage: implications for sauropod feeding ecology and diet selection
J Hummel, CT Gee, KH Südekum… - … of the Royal …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sauropod dinosaurs, the dominant herbivores throughout the Jurassic, challenge general
rules of large vertebrate herbivory. With body weights surpassing those of any other …
rules of large vertebrate herbivory. With body weights surpassing those of any other …