posture and mechanics of the forelimbs of brachiosaurus brancai (dinosauria: sauropoda)

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Abstract
The posture and mechanics of the forelimbs of Brachiosaurus brancai were analysed with the help of biomechanical models. Peak forces in the joints due to acceleration of the fraction of body weight carried on the shoulder joints are critical in models with completely straight, column-like limbs and a rigid shoulder girdle. During fast walking, either the forelimbs were flexed at the elbows during the middle of the support phase or the apparently rigid shoulder girdle allowed movements of the shoulder joints relative to the trunk. The overall construction of Brachiosaurus was related to an extreme task, browsing high above the ground. Consequently, versatility was very restricted.

Die Stellung und die Mechanik der Vorderbeine von Brachiosaurus brancai wurden mit Hilfe von biomechanischen Modellen untersucht. Kraftspitzen aufgrund von Beschleunigungen des von den Schultern getragenen Anteils der Körpermasse erscheinen in Modellen mit völlig geraden, säulenförmigen Vorderbeinen und einem unbeweglichen Schultergürtel problematisch. Während des schnellen Gehens waren entweder die Vorderbeine in der Mitte der Stützphase in den Ellenbogengelenken gebeugt oder der scheinbar rigide Schultergürtel erlaubte Bewegungen der Schultergelenke relativ zum Brustkorb. Die Gesamtkonstruktion von Brachiosaurus war auf die Ausübung einer extremen Tätigkeit, die Nahrungsaufnahme in großer Höhe, ausgerichtet. Die Konsequenz war eine geringe Vielseitigkeit.

doi:10.1002/mmng.1999.4860020103
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Authors ;A. Christian;W.-D. Heinrich;W. Golder
Journal european journal of psychotraumatology
Year 1999
DOI
10.5194/fr-2-63-1999
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http://www.foss-rec.net/2/63/1999/fr-2-63-1999.pdf
Keywords
paleontology

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