PALAEOROBOTICS UNCOVERS DEVASTATING MAMMALIAN TAIL STRIKE DYNAMICS
Kévin Le Verger, Federico Allione, Bingcheng Wang, Bernhard Weisse, Auke Jan Ijspeert, Marcelo Ricardo Sánchez-Villagra, Torsten M. Scheyer, Ardian Jusufi
The paper uses a palaeorobotic model to estimate the force and velocity of a Pleistocene glyptodont's tail strike, supporting its role as an antipredator defense mechanism.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering