Archive for April 5th, 2013

Estimating Impact Forces of Tail Club Strikes by Ankylosaurid Dinosaurs

It has been assumed that the unusual tail club of ankylosaurid dinosaurs was used actively as a weapon, but the biological feasibility of this behaviour has not been examined in detail. Ankylosaurid tail clubs are composed of interlocking vertebrae, which form the handle, and large terminal osteoderms, which form the knob.   Methodology/Principal Findings Computed […]