MIRAGAIA TAIL BIOMECHANICS AND DEFENCES. EVALUATION OF THE TAIL MOBILITY AND RESISTANCE TO LOADINGS AND COLLISIONS.

Thyreophora is a taxon of dinosaurs composed of Stegosauria read more and Ankylosauria, whose members have been known to utilise their tails as powerful defensive weapons.Remains of these dinosaurs are scarce; the Portuguese taxon, Miragaia longicollum, known from three individuals, provides precious pieces of information on the anatomy of these ra

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