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ArticlePeerJ2025

Resistance of cervical vertebrae in response to muscular stresses in pterosaurs: implications for foraging habits and skeletal pneumatization.

Richard Buchmann, Taissa Rodrigues

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Richard BuchmannLaboratório de Paleontologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Taissa RodriguesLaboratório de Paleontologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The necks of pterosaurs were flexible and provided mobility for a relatively long skull. The varied morphologies and levels of pneumatization of their cervical vertebrae reflected differences in biomechanical behavior. Here, we examined the structural resistance of the cervical vertebrae to infer the most advantageous movements during the foraging behaviors of two pterodactyloid pterosaurs. We also examined the relationship between vertebral resistance and the presence of pneumatic foramina on the bone cortex. For this purpose, we analyzed three-dimensional models of the cervical vertebrae of

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Cervical VertebraeDinosaursFeeding BehaviorAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaFinite Element AnalysisStress, MechanicalBiomechanicsCervical columnFinite element analysisFunctional anatomyPterodactyloideaPterosauria

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PMID41321950
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