THE TAIL OF THE LATE JURASSIC SAUROPOD GIRAFFATITAN BRANCAI: DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION OF ITS EPAXIAL AND HYPAXIAL MUSCULATURE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TAIL BIOMECHANICS

The Tail of the Late Jurassic Sauropod Giraffatitan brancai: Digital Reconstruction of Its Epaxial and Hypaxial Musculature, and Implications for Tail Biomechanics

Dinosaur locomotion and biomechanics, especially of their pelvic girdles and hindlimbs, have been analyzed in numerous studies.However, detailed volumetric musculoskeletal models of their tails are rarely developed.Here, we present the first detailed three-dimensional volumetric reconstruction of the caudal epaxial and hypaxial musculature of the L

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