Figure 1
Samples and experimental setup. (a) Photograph of Odontodactylus scyllarus with dactyl club indicated (blue square). (b) Top: 3D rendering of dactyl club based on laboratory CT result. Bottom: photograph of the dactyl club separated from raptorial appendage. (c) Optical microscopy image of a cross-section of dactyl club from (b) sectioned along the red dashed line. The impact surface, impact region, periodic region and striated region are depicted in (c). (d) Schematic of the experimental setup for the in situ impact test equipped with a high-speed X-ray imaging system. 1: gas gun; 2: sample holder; 3: scintillator; 4: mirror, 5: high-speed camera. |