Table 2 Centre of mass (CoM) of the different ontogenetic stages of Mussaurus as estimated by both convex hull and spline-based methods.

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

 

Age (years)

Convex hull CoM

Cranial CoM

Caudal CoM

Spline-based average CoM

Hatchling

0

0.447

0.632

0.245

0.439

Yearling

1

0.308

0.522

0.271

0.397

Adult

8+

0.0990

0.379

0.0513

0.215

  1. The CoM values are a proportion of acetabular-glenoid distance, with values closer to 1 being more cranial. Cranial and Caudal CoMs are the two extreme models (“maximal cranial” and “maximal caudal”) from the spline-based methods, and Spline-based average CoM is the mean of the two.
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