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Computational fluid dynamics confirms drag reduction associated with trilobite queuing behaviour

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Queuing behaviour has been documented in marine arthropods from Cambrian to modern oceans. It was previously hypothesized that this behaviour provided energy savings through hydrodynamic drafting, with trilobites in following positions hypothesized to produce less drag than those leading. In this study, we evaluate the hydrodynamics of queuing behaviour in the Devonian trilobite Trimerocephalus chopini using computational fluid dynamics. The results show that the drag forces of the trilobites...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1111/pala.12562

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0000-0002-2721-3626
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
GLAM
Department:
Natural History Museum
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ORCID:
0000-0001-6598-6534
Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
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Volume:
64
Issue:
5
Pages:
597-608
Publication date:
2021-06-25
Acceptance date:
2021-05-15
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EISSN:
1475-4983
ISSN:
0031-0239
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1183424
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pubs:1183424
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2021-06-25

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