FIGURE 1. Plateosaurus engelhardti specimen "GPIT Skelett 2" in the Paläontologische Lehr- und Schausammlung, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften of the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (PLSST). Left: Lateral view of the skeletal mount erected under the direction of Friedrich von Huene. Right: Close up view of the lower left forelimb and hand.
FIGURE 2. Articulated, CT-scan based digital scans of the left hand of Plateosaurus engelhardti specimen "GPIT Skelett 2" in the PLSST in dorsal view. Compare to Figure 1.
FIGURE 3. Digital files of metacarpal I and the phalanges of digit I of the left hand of Plateosaurus engelhardti specimen "GPIT Skelett 2" in dorsal (left) and lateral (right) views, showing straight (ONP) position, and slight and full extension and flexion. Figures 3 through 8 to same scale.
FIGURE 4. Digital files of metacarpal II and the phalanges of digit II of the left hand of Plateosaurus engelhardti specimen "GPIT Skelett 2" in dorsal view, showing straight (ONP) position, and slight and full extension and flexion. Figures 3 through 8 to same scale.
FIGURE 5. Digital files of metacarpal II and the phalanges of digit II of the left hand of Plateosaurus engelhardti specimen "GPIT Skelett 2" in lateral view, showing straight (ONP) position, and slight and full extension and flexion. Figures 3 through 8 to same scale.
FIGURE 6. Digital files of metacarpal III and the phalanges of digit III of the left hand of Plateosaurus engelhardti specimen "GPIT Skelett 2" in dorsal view, showing straight (ONP) position, and slight and full extension and flexion. Figures 3 through 8 to same scale.
FIGURE 7. Digital files of metacarpal III and the phalanges of digit III of the left hand of Plateosaurus engelhardti specimen "GPIT Skelett 2" in lateral view, showing straight (ONP) position, and slight and full extension and flexion. Figures 3 through 8 to same scale.
FIGURE 8. 1. Digital files of metacarpal IV and the phalanges of digit IV of the left hand of Plateosaurus engelhardti specimen "GPIT Skelett 2" in dorsal view showing straight (ONP) position, and slight and full extension and flexion. 2.-4. Digital files of metacarpal V and the phalanges of digit V of the left hand of Plateosaurus engelhardti specimen "GPIT Skelett 2" showing straight (ONP) position, and slight and full flexion in 2. lateral (in relation to the entire manus) and 3. lateral (in relation to digit V) views, and 4. dorsal view showing straight (ONP) position, slight and full extension. Figures 3 through 8 to same scale.
