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

This dataset contains finite element models derived from scans of the Protoceratops andrewsi specimen NHMW-GEO 2015/0404/0001 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. 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:Protoceratops.zip: Contains the CAE and INP files for the Protoceratops andrewsi skull used in this study. The Protoceratops 3D scan used for this dataset was downloaded from Printable and was originally uploaded by Natural History Museum Vienna. The original link is https://www.printables.com/model/973084-protoceratops-andrewsi-nhmw-geo-201504040001. Credit goes to Clara Winkler and Viola Winkler for the original scan.This dataset is under the following licenses:Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.