Finite Element Dataset for "Let them fight: Using finite element analysis to determine combative evolutionary drivers of ceratopsian horns": Triceratops and Spiclypeus

This dataset contains finite element models derived from scans of the Triceratops horridus specimen CosmoCaxia No Code and Spiclypeus shipporum cast specimen NHMW-GEO-2021/0006/0001 (Itself a cast of the original specimen USNM 8897) and used for various combat tests used for a study on ceratopsian combat styles. The question being answered is if diverse combat styles served as a major evolutionary driver for the diverse morphology of ceratopsian horns. The scans were then retrodeformed in Blender 3.2.1 and turned into tetrahedral meshes in Hypermesh 2022. For the horn-only models, they were created using the Separation tool in Blender 3.2.1 and keratin sheaths were created in Geomagic 2021. Calculated forces were placed on the models in Hypermesh as loads in accordance with various combat styles, anatomical axes, and horn locking positions.The dataset is organized into the following files:Spiclypeus.zip: Contains the CAE and INP files of the Spiclypeus shipporum skull used in this study.Triceratops_Scaled.zip: Contains the CAE and INP files of the Triceratops horridus skull from the Cosmocaxia Museum used in this study.The original scans used for these FE models come from Sketchfab, with the following credits: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/spiclypeus-fossil-fcf4e769772743518a160b8274a9bfc8. Originally by mikesira.https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/triceratops-2e8eacd4bf4943c7bddbd61abdd02f56. Originally by Tavernier Amaury. Both original scans are under the license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.