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Fig. 13 in Postcranial osteology of the first early-stage juvenile skeleton of Plateosaurus trossingensis from the Norian of Frick, Switzerland

Fig. 13. Comparative plot of zygapophyseal lengths of Plateosaurus neural arches. Note size difference between large juvenile (MSF 15.8B.) and adult neural arches described by Hofmann and Sander (2014).

Fig. 12 in Postcranial osteology of the first early-stage juvenile skeleton of Plateosaurus trossingensis from the Norian of Frick, Switzerland

Fig. 12. Pes of juvenile Plateosaurus cf. trossingensis Fraas, 1913 skeleton MSF 15.8B. from the Norian of Frick, Switzerland. A. Left pes, MSF 15.8.2019, in dorsal (A1) and medial (A2) views. B. Distal tarsal III or IV, MSF 15.8.823, in distal view. C. Right metatarsal V, MSF 15.8.826, in dorsal anterior) view.

Fig. 5 in Postcranial osteology of the first early-stage juvenile skeleton of Plateosaurus trossingensis from the Norian of Frick, Switzerland

Fig. 5. Sacral and caudal vertebrae of juvenile Plateosaurus cf. trossingensis Fraas, 1913 skeleton MSF 15.8B. from the Norian of Frick, Switzerland. A. Sacral neural arch, MSF 15.8.558, in left lateral (A1), dorsal (A2), ventral (A3), anterior (A4), and posterior (A5) views. B. Anterior caudal neural arch, MSF 15.8.889, in left lateral view. C. Mid-caudal neural arch, MSF 15.8.972, in left lateral (C1), anterior (C2), and posterior (C3) views. D. Mid-caudal neural arch, MSF 15.8.476, in left lateral view (note fused transverse process). E. Distal caudal vertebra, MSF 15.8.371 (note closed neurocentral suture), in left lateral view. F. Proximal caudal centrum, MSF 15.8.2008, in lateral view. G. Proximal caudal centrum, MSF 15.8.488, in lateral (G1) and ventral (G2) views. H. Proximal caudal centrum, MSF 15.8.975, in lateral view. I. Mid-caudal centrum, MSF 15.8.1058, in lateral view. Scale bars 10 mm.

Fig. 2 in Postcranial osteology of the first early-stage juvenile skeleton of Plateosaurus trossingensis from the Norian of Frick, Switzerland

Fig. 2. Cervical vertebrae of juvenile Plateosaurus cf. trossingensis Fraas, 1913 skeleton MSF 15.8B. from the Norian of Frick, Switzerland. A. Cervical vertebra 2 (axis), MSF 15.8.2001, in left lateral (A1), dorsal (A2), anterior (A3), posterior (A4), and ventral (A5) views. B. Cervical vertebra 3, MSF 15.8.669 (neural arch) and MSF 15.8.936 (centrum), in left lateral (B1), dorsal (B2), anterior (B3), posterior (B4), and ventral (B5) views, C. Cervical vertebra 4, MSF 15.8.1032 (neural arch) and MSF 15.8.979 (centrum), in left lateral (C1), dorsal (C2), anterior (C3), posterior (C4), and ventral (C5) views. D. Cervical vertebra 6, MSF 15.8.2002 (neural arch) and MSF 15.8.592 (centrum), in left lateral (D1), dorsal (D2), ventral (D3), anterior (D4), and posterior (D5) views. E. Cervical vertebra 9, MSF 15.8.671 (neural arch) and MSF 15.8.905 (centrum), in left lateral (E1), dorsal (E2), ventral (E3), anterior (E4), and posterior (E5) views. F. Cervical vertebra 1 (atlas), MSF 15.8.2000, in?anterior view. Centra are omitted in ventral view to show neural arch. Scale bars 10 mm.

Fig. 8 in The digital Plateosaurus II: An assessment of the range of motion of the limbs and vertebral column and of previous reconstructions using a digital skeletal mount

Fig. 8. Digital skeleton mount of prosauropod Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 GPIT1, from Trossingen, Germany, posed to conform to drawings by Paul (1987, 2000; Fig. 2A). A. Left antepodium and manus in lateral and dorsal view. B. Right antepodium and manus in medial and dorsal view. C. Right crus and pes in medial view. Note intersection of tarsals and metatarsals with crus. D. Pelvis and femora in lateral view. E. Anteroventral view, parallel with the long axis of the dorsal column, of the pelvis and femora and the last five dorsal ribs. F. Lateral view of "gallop" position. Note gaps in knees and neck. Length of ulna 239 mm, length of fibula 463 mm, length of femur 595 mm.

Fig. 7 in The digital Plateosaurus II: An assessment of the range of motion of the limbs and vertebral column and of previous reconstructions using a digital skeletal mount

Fig. 7. Digital skeleton mount of prosauropod Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 GPIT1, from Trossingen, Germany, posed: head at ground level (A), hands at ground level (B), resting pose in lateral (C) and dorsal (D) views. Length of femur 595 mm.

Fig. 4 in The digital Plateosaurus II: An assessment of the range of motion of the limbs and vertebral column and of previous reconstructions using a digital skeletal mount

Fig. 4. Range of motion of prosauropod Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 using the digital skeleton mount of GPIT, from Trossingen, Germany. A. Lateral view of cervicals in neutral articulation, maximal dorsiflexion and maximal ventriflexion. B. Dorsal view of cervicals in neutral articulation and maximal lateral flexion. C–F. Dorsal vertebral column and ribcage in dorsal view in maximal lateral flexion (C), lateral view in maximal ventriflexion (D), lateral view in maximal dorsiflexion (E); air exchange volume determination (F). Pink ribs and dark green volume = exhaled volume, red ribs and translucent green volume = inhaled volume. See text for further explanation. G. Tail in lateral view, showing (top to bottom) dorsiflexion at 10° and at 5° per joint, neutral articulation, maximum ventriflexion. H. Tail in dorsal view, straight and at 10° lateral flexion. Length of cervical series 103 cm, length of dorsal series 137 cm, length of caudal series 261 cm. Anterior to the left in A–C and F–H, to the right in D and E.

Fig. 3 in The digital Plateosaurus II: An assessment of the range of motion of the limbs and vertebral column and of previous reconstructions using a digital skeletal mount

Fig. 3. Examples for the influence of soft tissues on joint motions. A. Outline drawing of caudals 5 and 6 of salt−water crocodile Crocodylus porosus, IPFUB OS 13 in dorsal view. Anterior is up. Caudal 6 is shown in positions with full, 50% and minimal zyapophysal overlap (0°, 10°, 21°, respectively). Width of caudal 5 across transverse processes is 113 mm. B–D. Ulnae of stegosaur Kentrosaurus aethiopicus Hennig, 1915 from the Upper Jurassic Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania, in anterior (B1–D1) and lateral (B2–D2) views. Right (B, field number St [unknown]) and left (C, field number St 113) ulnae, both part of GPIT 1424 (mounted skeleton). D. Left ulna (part of skeletal mount in MFN) MB.R.4800.33 (length 306 mm) shows cartilage preservation on the distal and especially proximal end, preserving a large olceranon process.

Fig. 6 in The digital Plateosaurus II: An assessment of the range of motion of the limbs and vertebral column and of previous reconstructions using a digital skeletal mount

Fig. 6. Range of motion of the hind limb of prosauropod Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 using the digital skeleton mount of GPIT1, from Trossingen, Germany. A–H. Left pes in left to right: flexion, probable standing pose, extension, in lateral (A), medial (B), oblique (C–F), plantar (G), and dorsal (H) views. Length of metatarsal III 231 mm. I–K. Pelvis and left hind limb, in lateral (I, J) and anterior (K) views. I, K, probable standing (blue) and minimally possible flexion (resting) pose; J, maximum femur protraction and retraction angles for locomotion, resulting stride length 1.34 m. L. Left hind limb showing knee range of motion. Crus positions left to right: maximal extension, maximum flexion under large loads, maximum flexion for resting. M. Crus in lateral view, showing maximum ankle flexion and extension under load. Length of fibula 463 mm.

Fig. 2 in The digital Plateosaurus II: An assessment of the range of motion of the limbs and vertebral column and of previous reconstructions using a digital skeletal mount

Fig. 2. Skeletal reconstructions of prosauropod Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837, redrawn from: A. Paul (1987, 2000). B. Wellnhofer (1994). C. Jaekel (1913–1914). D. Huene (1926). E. Galton (1990). F. Weishampel and Westphal (1986). G. Scott Hartmann. (www.skeletaldrawing.com). Typical femur length of Plateosaurus is 0.6 to 0.8 m.

Fig. 5 in The digital Plateosaurus II: An assessment of the range of motion of the limbs and vertebral column and of previous reconstructions using a digital skeletal mount

Fig. 5. Range of motion of the fore limb of prosauropod Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 using the digital skeleton mount of GPIT1, from Trossingen, Germany. A–E. Left scapula and fore limb in anterior (A), anterolateral (B), anteromedial (C), lateral (D), and dorsal (E) views. Equal colors are identical positions. B is parallel, C is perpendicular to the main axis (flexion/extension) of the glenoid. Length of humerus 350 mm. Dashed line(s) refer to: body midline (A), orthogonal to scapula blade long axis (B), body midline and main axis of glenoid (C). Red numbers in B refer to elbow, black to humerus flexion/extension. Numbers in C refer to humerus abduction/adduction versus the vertical. F. Left radius and ulna in articulation in (top row) proximolateral, medial view, (bottom row) distal and lateral views. Length of ulna 237 mm. G. Radius and ulna in proximal view. Dotted line indicates main joint axis of elbow. Circle and lines show method for determination of theoretical maximal pronation angle. H–M. Left manus. H, I. Left to right: flexion, neutral position and extension in dorsal (H) and palmar (I) views. Digit IV duplicated in neutral position views to show lateromedial deviation range. J–M. Oblique views of flexion (J, K) and extension (L, M). Length of metacarpal III 97 mm.

Fig. 9 in The digital Plateosaurus II: An assessment of the range of motion of the limbs and vertebral column and of previous reconstructions using a digital skeletal mount

Fig. 9. Digital skeleton mount of prosauropod Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 GPIT1, from Trossingen, Germany. A. Anterior view of the pectoral girdle and forelimbs posed to conform to the life−sized, bipedal SMNS model (Fig. 1J) of Plateosaurus engelhardti. Dotted line indicates body outline of the model. Note gaps in elbows and wrists and too large gap between coracoids (arrows). B. Anterior view of the pelvic girdle posed to conform to the life−sized, bipedal SMNS model (Fig. 1J). Note gaps in the pelvis between sacrum and ilia, and between ilia and pubes (arrows). C. Virtual skeleton posed to conform to the toy model version (Fig. 1L) of the new SMNS quadrupedal model (Fig. 1K, L) of Plateosaurus engelhardti. Dotted line indicates body outline of the model. Arrows mark skeleton's (upper) and model's (lower arrow) knee joint. Note gaps in forelimbs and posterior ribs extending below the pubes. Length of the femur 595 mm, length of the ulna 239 mm.

FIG. 24 in Redescription of a Nearly Complete Skull of Plateosaurus (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Trossingen (Germany)

FIG. 24. Vomers (with anterior ends of palatine and pterygoid) of Plateosaurus erlenbergiensis (AMNH FARB 6810). Abbreviations in appendix 2. A, left vomer in lateral view. B, left and right vomer in dorsal view. C, right vomer in lateral view. Abbreviations in appendix 2

FIG. 13 in Redescription of a Nearly Complete Skull of Plateosaurus (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Trossingen (Germany)

FIG. 13. Left postorbital of Plateosaurus erlenbergiensis (AMNH FARB 6810). A, lateral; B, posterior; C, medial; D, anterior. Abbreviations in appendix 2.

FIG. 11 in Redescription of a Nearly Complete Skull of Plateosaurus (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Trossingen (Germany)

FIG. 11. Left lacrimal of Plateosaurus erlenbergiensis (AMNH FARB 6810). A, dorsal; B, lateral; C, medial; D, ventral. Abbreviations in appendix 2.

FIG. 6 in Redescription of a Nearly Complete Skull of Plateosaurus (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Trossingen (Germany)

FIG. 6. Right nasal of Plateosaurus erlenbergiensis (AMNH FARB 6810). A, lateral; B, dorsal; C, medial; D, ventral. Abbreviations in appendix 2.