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| Title |
The pes of Australovenator wintonensis (Theropoda: Megaraptoridae): analysis of the pedal range of motion and biological restoration
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| Published in |
PeerJ, August 2016
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| DOI | 10.7717/peerj.2312 |
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| Authors |
Matt A. White, Alex G. Cook, Ada J. Klinkhamer, David A. Elliott |
| Abstract |
The pedal range of motion in Australovenator wintonensis is investigated to determine what influence soft tissue had on range of motion in the foot. Fortunately, the theropod pes shares a close morphology with extant large cursorial birds. Therefore, to better understand the pedal range of motion of Australovenator, the pedal range of motion of Dromaius novaehollandiae (commonly known as the emu) was analysed with and without soft tissue. We used a variety of innovative digital techniques to analyse the range of motion and biologically restore the Australovenator pes. Computed tomography scans of Dromaius pes in fully flexed and fully extended positions provided the soft tissue range of motion limits. The bone on bone range of motion of the same specimen was replicated following the removal of soft tissue. It was identified that there was an increase in range of motion potential with the removal of soft tissue. This variation provided a guide to develop the potential range of motion of a fully fleshed Australovenator pes. Additionally, the dissection of the Dromaius pes provided a guide enabling the replication of the corresponding soft tissue and keratin sheaths of the Australovenator pes. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 38 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 18% |
| Brazil | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 20 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 24 | 63% |
| Scientists | 11 | 29% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 37 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 36 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 22% |
| Researcher | 7 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 8 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 18 | 49% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 8 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 39. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 December 2023.
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#1,067,342
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Outputs from PeerJ
#1,084
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Outputs of similar age
#20,516
of 382,497 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PeerJ
#29
of 321 outputs
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