The limb muscles of Stegoceras

[Halichoeres]

Stegoceras is unusual among pachycephalosaurs in having entire skeletons preserved rather than just skulls, and some of them are good enough that the muscle attachments can be reconstructed. This paper does so for its limb muscles. Lots of very detailed diagrams. But also you can download a 3D object file of either the forelimb or hindlimb and rotate it in whatever direction you like to get a three dimensional view from whatever angle you like. Here's a screenshot from a medial view of the arm:



Paper (open access): https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0268144

[Newt]

This is gold, thanks for posting it!

[Faelrin]

Obligatory still no (up to date) figures of this one. Also from the Dinosaur Park formation, and numerous others, so that's another reason I want one for my collection.

Anyways thanks for sharing this study. Perhaps this would serve as good reference material for anyone wishing to sculpt one or do art of it going forward.

[Halichoeres]

Perhaps this would serve as good reference material for anyone wishing to sculpt one or do art of it going forward.

That would be ideal!