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More model informationThis bone is the humerus of a giant tortoise, which is thick and squat to support its great weight. It is a large and robust limb bone that contributes to the structural support and movement of the tortoise’s front limbs. In giant tortoises the humerus is adapted to support their substantial body weight and slow, lumbering movement.
It was scanned with an Artec Spider by undergraduate students from the Maastricht Science Programme at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University.
Bonnan, M. F. (2004). Morphometric analysis of humerus and femur shape in Morrison sauropods: implications for functional morphology and paleobiology. Paleobiology, 30(3), 444-470.
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