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. 2015 Sep 14;10(9):e0137709. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137709

Table 1. Range of motion (ROM) values of various theropods in comparison with Australovenator.

Dinosaur taxon ANTEBRACHIUM I-1 I-2 II-1 II-2 II-3 III-4 Information source
Australovenator wintonensis Extension 144 40 42 38 37 37 50 AODF604
Flexion 66 10 80 36 31 73 62
ROM 78 50 122 72 68 110 112
Allosaurus fragilis Extension ? 55 20 10 0 Senter & Parrish (2005); Carpenter (2001)
Flexion ? 19 18 63 58
ROM 62 74 38 73 58
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis Extension 159 90 0 77 97 0 0 Senter & Robins (2005)
Flexion 104 35 3 36 70 35 108
ROM 55 125 3 113 167 35 108
Bambiraptor feinbergi Extension 127, 136 15 0 28 7 6 Senter & Parrish (2005); Senter (2006)
Flexion 59, 55 51 76 50 70 92
ROM 68, 81 66 76 78 77 98
Deinonychus antirrhopus Extension 150 43 4 10 0 11 11 Senter & Parrish (2005)
Flexion 51 49 70 51 75 85 74
ROM 99 92 74 61 75 96 85
Ornitholestes hermanni Extension 58 29 0 17 Senter & Parrish (2005); Senter (2006)b
Flexion 37 52 85 100
ROM 95 81 85 117 0
Chirostenotes pergracilis Extension 5 7 24 25, 16 4 Senter & Parrish (2005)
Flexion 51 62 41 58, 60 52
ROM 56 69 65 83, 76 56
Coelophysis bauri Extension 18 26 17 13 10 Senter & Parrish (2005)
Flexion 54 40 48 60 50
ROM 72 66 65 73 60
Tyrannosaurus rex Extension 35 34 Senter & Parrish (2005); Carpenter & Smith (2001)
Flexion 18 22
ROM 45 53 56
Harpymimus okaldnikovi Extension 28 0 19 14 0 Senter & Parrish (2005); Kobayashi & Barsbold (2005)
Flexion 70 97 25 46 90
ROM 98 97 44 60 90
Dilophosaurus wetherilli Extension 42 26 9 Senter & Parrish (2005); Welles (1984)
Flexion 40 68 46 70 53
ROM 110 96 62
Gallimimus sp. Extension 20 0 25 0 0 Senter & Parrish (2005); Kobayashi & Barsbold (2005)
Flexion 33 96 27 33 90
ROM 53 96 52 33 90