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CHAPTER 4: Finite elernent mode1 of locomotor stress in the<br />

metatarsus of Gorgosaurus Iibrafus (Tyrannosauridae)<br />

INTRODUCTION<br />

Finite element modeling: background and applicability to<br />

biological questions<br />

Material and loading regimes of the tyrannosaurid arctometatarsus<br />

MATERIALS AND METHODS<br />

A. FORCE INPUT AND MATERIAL PROPERTES<br />

1. Force and torque inputs<br />

2. Material properties<br />

B. PREPROCESSING FOR FEA: MOOELING AND MESH<br />

GENERATION<br />

1. Data transfer<br />

2. Preparation of data for contour identification<br />

3. Slice spacing calculations and curve detection<br />

4. 3D modeling and finite element mesh generation<br />

RESULTS<br />

1. The metatarsus normal to the substrate<br />

II. The metatarsus at 50 degrees to the substrate<br />

DISCUSSION<br />

FEA directly supports the energy transference hypothesis<br />

FEA results complement the tensile keystone hypotheses<br />

Dynamic versus static loading: are tocomotor force estimates<br />

for Gorgosaurus librafus too low?<br />

CONCLUDING COMMENTS<br />

Figures for Chapter 4

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