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ArticleRoyal Society open science2026

Built for bulk: posture, microanatomy and soft tissue shaped gigantism in Sauropoda.

Julian C G Silva Junior, Gabriel Souza Ferreira, Agustin G Martinelli, Thiago da S Marinho, Felipe C Montefeltro

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Article in Royal Society open science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Julian C G Silva JuniorLaboratório de Paleontologia e Evolução de Ilha Solteira, UNESP, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-7331
Gabriel Souza FerreiraDepartamento de Biologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Agustin G MartinelliSección Paleontología de Vertebrados, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4489-0888
Thiago da S MarinhoCentro de Pesquisas Paleontológicas L. I. Price, Complexo Cultural e Científico Peirópolis, Pró-Reitoria de Extensão Universitária , Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil.
Felipe C MontefeltroLaboratório de Paleontologia e Evolução de Ilha Solteira, UNESP, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sauropodomorph dinosaurs show how appendicular skeletal architecture accommodated extreme increases in body mass. Although sauropod gigantism has been linked to columnar limbs, wide-gauge posture, thick articular cartilage and tubular long-bone organization, the biomechanical interaction among these components is poorly understood. Here, we examine how femo ral shape, internal bone architecture and articular soft tissues influenced mechanical scaling across Sauropodomorpha. We generated three-dimensional femoral models spanning early sauropodomorphs, narrow-gauge diplodocoids, intermediate-gauge titanosauriforms, wide-gauge titanosaurs and an African elephant control. Finite element analyses compared theoretical solid models with taxon-specific native configurations, incorporating medullary cavities and articular cartilage caps. Mechanical performance was assessed using 95

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biomechanicsfinite element analysesgigantismSauropodomorpha

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PMID42840892
PMCPMC13641891

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