THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Eric Snively A ... - Ohio University

Figure 3.6. Osteological correlates on a left arctometatarsus
of Albertosaurus sarcophagus.
Figure 3.7. Osteological correlates on a right arctometatarsus
of Daspletosaurus torosus.
Figure 3.8. Osteological correlates on a right arctometatarsus
of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Figure 3.9. Osteological correlates on a left metatarsus of
Allosaurus fragilis.
Figure 3.10. Step sequence of Gorgosaurus libratus metatarsus
in lateral view, showing forces acting upon bones and
ligaments during linear locomotion.
Figure 3.1 la-e. Animation sequence of metatarsal and force
reconstnictions in Figure 3.10.
Figure 3.12. CT reconstructions of right Gorgosaurus libratus
arctometatarsus, showing tensional keystone model of
stance phase kinematics.
Figure 3.13. Ligament contribution to energy transference by
the tyrannosaurid MT III (left Tyrannosautus rex
metatarsals).
Figure 3.14. Torsional loading transfer within the Gorgosaurus
libratus arctometatarsus.
Figure 3.15. Anatomy of the equid carpus.
Figure 3.1 6. Cornparison of loading regimes on bones and
ligaments of the equid carpus and tyrannosaurid
arctometatarsus.
Figure 4.1. Initial loads and boundary conditions applied to a
left Gorgosaurus libratus metatarsus, normal to the
substrate, with a vertical ground reaction force.
Figure 4.2. Initiai loads and boundary conditions applied to a
left Gorgosaurus libratus MT III, with the plantar surface
at 50 degrees to the substrate.
Figure 4.3. Finite element mesh of left Gorgosaurus libratus
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