• DOI:10.1007/BF03043773
Corpus ID: 84702973

Forelimb biomechanics of nonavian theropod dinosaurs in predation

@article{Carpenter2002ForelimbBO,
  title={Forelimb biomechanics of nonavian theropod dinosaurs in predation},
  author={K. Carpenter},
  journal={Senckenbergiana lethaea},
  year={2002},
  volume={82},
  pages={59-75}
}

K. Carpenter

Published 2002

Biology

Senckenbergiana lethaea

Theoretical models of theropod forelimb biomechanics are often tainted with preconceived ideas. Actualistic modeling using specimens and casts, coupled with CAT-scans and dissections of extant vertebrate forelimbs, demonstrates that forelimb motion in theropods is considerably less than hypothetical models indicate. The forelimbs ofCoelophysis, cf.Coelurus, Allosaurus, Deinonychus, andTyrannosaurus were investigated. Motion at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and digits were analyzed and compared… CONTINUE READING

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