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From: Ontogenetic changes in the body plan of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Mussaurus patagonicus reveal shifts of locomotor stance during growth

Figure 2

Mussaurus skeletons and spline-based models corresponding to: (a) hatchling; (b) yearling; (c) adult. Estimated centres of mass (CoM) are denoted with a black dot relative to femur length from the acetabula (red ‘X’). Bipedal static stability is possible where the CoM is within one femur length (red line) of the acetabula (dashed line), i.e. in the yearling and adult models. Scale bars in cm. Convex hull models are available in Supplementary Information Fig. S1.

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