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Re: Waiting for a giant bird and dino physiology revisted

To: jbois@umd5.umd.edu, dinosaur@usc.edu, mbonnan@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Waiting for a giant bird and dino physiology revisted
From: "James R. Cunningham" <jrccea@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 20:04:09 -0700
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Why does bending the knee load the femur in tension rather than compression?

Jim

John Bois wrote:

> On Mon, 7 May 2001, Matthew Bonnan wrote:
>
> > 2) In the case of ground birds, their hindlimbs were already modified so
> > that they walk or run with bent knees all the time.  This means that their
> > femur is constantly being loaded in tension, not in compression.

References:
- Re: Waiting for a giant bird and dino physiology revisted
  - From: John Bois <jbois@umd5.umd.edu>

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