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John R Hutchinson

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Summary

Professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics at The Royal Veterinary College, University of London. Assoc Editor of Proc Roy Soc B, J Theor Biol. Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Fellow 2012-2013. Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, Anatomical Society, Zoological Society of London and Royal Society of Biology. RCVS Share Jones Lecture in Anatomy (2011) and British Science Festival, Charles Darwin Award Lecture (2012). Honorary Research Associate, University College London. Fellow of the Year, Anatomical Society (2015).

Anatomy & Physiology Bioengineering Biophysics Computational Biology Evolutionary Studies Paleontology Zoology

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PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Stanford University

The Royal Veterinary College

Work details

Professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics

The Royal Veterinary College

Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Structure and Motion Laboratory

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PeerJ Contributions

July 3, 2024

Footfall patterns and stride parameters of Common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) on land

John R. Hutchinson, Emily V. Pringle

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17675 PubMed 38974416

January 31, 2024

Static versus dynamic muscle modelling in extinct species: a biomechanical case study of the Australopithecus afarensis pelvis and lower extremity

Ashleigh L.A. Wiseman, James P. Charles, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16821 PubMed 38313026

May 11, 2021

Limb myology and muscle architecture of the Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis and the white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum (Mammalia: Rhinocerotidae)

Cyril Etienne, Alexandra Houssaye, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11314 PubMed 34026351

August 19, 2020

Evolution of the patella and patelloid in marsupial mammals

Alice L. Denyer, Sophie Regnault, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9760 PubMed 32879804

May 15, 2019

Foot pressure distribution in White Rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) during walking

Olga Panagiotopoulou, Todd C. Pataky, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6881 PubMed 31143533

February 12, 2019

The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Christopher K. Basu, Francois Deacon, John R. Hutchinson, Alan M. Wilson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6312 PubMed 30775166

October 31, 2018

Cancellous bone and theropod dinosaur locomotion. Part I—an examination of cancellous bone architecture in the hindlimb bones of theropods

Peter J. Bishop, Scott A. Hocknull, Christofer J. Clemente, John R. Hutchinson, Andrew A. Farke, Belinda R. Beck, Rod S. Barrett, David G. Lloyd

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5778 PubMed 30402347

October 31, 2018

Cancellous bone and theropod dinosaur locomotion. Part II—a new approach to inferring posture and locomotor biomechanics in extinct tetrapod vertebrates

Peter J. Bishop, Scott A. Hocknull, Christofer J. Clemente, John R. Hutchinson, Rod S. Barrett, David G. Lloyd

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5779 PubMed 30402348

October 31, 2018

Cancellous bone and theropod dinosaur locomotion. Part III—Inferring posture and locomotor biomechanics in extinct theropods, and its evolution on the line to birds

Peter J. Bishop, Scott A. Hocknull, Christofer J. Clemente, John R. Hutchinson, Andrew A. Farke, Rod S. Barrett, David G. Lloyd

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5777 PubMed 30402346

November 24, 2017

Forelimb muscle and joint actions in Archosauria: insights from Crocodylus johnstoni (Pseudosuchia) and Mussaurus patagonicus (Sauropodomorpha)

Alejandro Otero, Vivian Allen, Diego Pol, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3976 PubMed 29188140

March 21, 2017

Evolution of the patellar sesamoid bone in mammals

Mark E. Samuels, Sophie Regnault, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3103 PubMed 28344905

January 18, 2017

Skeletal pathology and variable anatomy in elephant feet assessed using computed tomography

Sophie Regnault, Jonathon J.I. Dixon, Chris Warren-Smith, John R. Hutchinson, Renate Weller

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2877 PubMed 28123909

July 14, 2016

A preliminary case study of the effect of shoe-wearing on the biomechanics of a horse’s foot

Olga Panagiotopoulou, Jeffery W. Rankin, Stephen M. Gatesy, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2164 PubMed 27478694

June 11, 2015

Musculoskeletal modelling of an ostrich (Struthio camelus) pelvic limb: influence of limb orientation on muscular capacity during locomotion

John R. Hutchinson, Jeffery W. Rankin, Jonas Rubenson, Kate H. Rosenbluth, Robert A. Siston, Scott L. Delp

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1001 PubMed 26082859

December 23, 2014

Ontogenetic scaling patterns and functional anatomy of the pelvic limb musculature in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Luis P. Lamas, Russell P. Main, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.716 PubMed 25551028

December 23, 2014

Structure, ontogeny and evolution of the patellar tendon in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and other palaeognath birds

Sophie Regnault, Andrew A. Pitsillides, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.711 PubMed 25551026

December 23, 2014

Three-dimensional anatomy of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) knee joint

Kyle P. Chadwick, Sophie Regnault, Vivian Allen, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.706 PubMed 25551024

July 3, 2014

Anatomical and biomechanical traits of broiler chickens across ontogeny. Part II. Body segment inertial properties and muscle architecture of the pelvic limb

Heather Paxton, Peter G. Tickle, Jeffery W. Rankin, Jonathan R. Codd, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.473 PubMed 25071996

July 3, 2014

Anatomical and biomechanical traits of broiler chickens across ontogeny. Part I. Anatomy of the musculoskeletal respiratory apparatus and changes in organ size

Peter G. Tickle, Heather Paxton, Jeffery W. Rankin, John R. Hutchinson, Jonathan R. Codd

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.432 PubMed 25071981

March 26, 2013

Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria

Emma R. Schachner, John R. Hutchinson, CG Farmer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.60 PubMed 23638399

November 20, 2018 - Version: 1

Foot pressure distribution in white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) during walking

Olga Panagiotopoulou, Todd C Pataky, John R Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27365v1

October 30, 2018 - Version: 1

The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Christopher K Basu, Francois Deacon, John R Hutchinson, Alan M Wilson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27310v1

February 8, 2017 - Version: 2

Evolution of the patellar sesamoid bone in mammals

Mark E Samuels, Sophie Regnault, John R Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2594v2

February 23, 2016 - Version: 1

A preliminary case study of the effect of shoe-wearing on the biomechanics of a horse’s foot

Olga Panagiotopoulou, Jeffery W Rankin, Stephen M Gatesy, Hyab Mehari Abraha, Jan Janzekovic, John R Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1779v1

December 3, 2014 - Version: 2

Ontogenetic scaling patterns and functional anatomy of the pelvic limb musculature in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Luis P Lamas, Russell P Main, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.508v2

October 20, 2014 - Version: 1

Three-dimensional anatomy of the knee joint of ostriches (Struthio camelus)

Kyle P Chadwick, Sophie Regnault, Vivian Allen, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.547v1

September 25, 2014 - Version: 1

Musculoskeletal modeling of an ostrich (Struthio camelus) pelvic limb: Influence of limb orientation on muscular capacity during locomotion

John R Hutchinson, Jeffery W Rankin, Jonas Rubenson, Kate H Rosenbluth, Robert A Siston, Scott L Delp

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.513v1

June 5, 2014 - Version: 1

Structure, ontogeny and evolution of the patellar tendon in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and other palaeognath birds

Sophie Regnault, Andrew A Pitsillides, John R. Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.404v1

March 31, 2014 - Version: 1

Anatomical and biomechanical traits of broiler chickens across ontogeny. Part II. Body segment inertial properties and muscle architecture of the pelvic limb

Heather Paxton, Peter G Tickle, Jeffery W Rankin, Jonathan R Codd, John R Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.343v1

March 31, 2014 - Version: 1

Anatomical and biomechanical traits of broiler chickens across ontogeny. 1. Anatomy of the musculoskeletal respiratory apparatus and changes in organ size.

Peter G Tickle, Heather Paxton, Jeffery W Rankin, John R. Hutchinson, Jonathan R Codd

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.342v1

February 2, 2014 - Version: 1

Regional variation in digital cushion pressure in the forefeet of horses and elephants.

Sharon E Warner, Victoria Henry, Kyle Roskilly, Thomas Hildebrandt, Olga Panagiotopoulou, John R Hutchinson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.231v1

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September 5, 2024

Experimental assessment of diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) protocols

Lucy F. Costello, Hazel L. Richards, Alistair R. Evans, Justin W. Adams

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17919 PubMed 39247550

July 10, 2024

The osteology of the wrist of Heyuannia huangi (Oviraptorosauria) and its implications for the wrist folding mechanism

Rui Qiu, Yanli Du, Zhiqing Huang, Xufeng Zhu, Xiaoli Yang, Qiang Wang, Xiaolin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17669

February 29, 2024

Transformation of the pectoral girdle in pennaraptorans: critical steps in the formation of the modern avian shoulder joint

Qian Wu, Jingmai K. O’Connor, Shiying Wang, Zhonghe Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16960 PubMed 38436017

January 9, 2024

Transfemoral limb loss modestly increases the metabolic cost of optimal control simulations of walking

Ross H. Miller, Elizabeth M. Bell, Elizabeth Russell Esposito

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16756 PubMed 38223753

December 5, 2023

Restudy of shoulder motion in the theropod dinosaur Mononykus olecranus (Alvarezsauridae)

Philip J. Senter

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16605 PubMed 38077415

October 26, 2023

Morphology and ontogeny of carpus and tarsus in stereospondylomorph temnospondyls

Florian Witzmann, Nadia Fröbisch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16182 PubMed 37904842

September 28, 2023

Basal sauropodomorph locomotion: ichnological lessons from the Late Triassic trackways of bipeds and quadrupeds (Elliot Formation, main Karoo Basin)

Lara Sciscio, Emese M. Bordy, Martin G. Lockley, Miengah Abrahams

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15970 PubMed 37790620

May 15, 2023

An overview of the osseous palmar sesamoid in Anura, with the particular case of some Rhinella species

Adriana Manzano, Virginia Abdala

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15063 PubMed 37214098

February 7, 2023

Non-avian theropod phalanges from the marine Fox Hills Formation (Maastrichtian), western South Dakota, USA

Jr, John A. Chamberlain, Katja Knoll, Joseph J. W. Sertich

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14665 PubMed 36778140

January 23, 2023

Musculoskeletal simulations to examine the effects of accentuated eccentric loading (AEL) on jump height

Eric Yung-Sheng Su, Timothy J. Carroll, Dominic J. Farris, Glen A. Lichtwark

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14687 PubMed 36710857

January 10, 2023

Flexor hallucis brevis motor unit behavior in response to moderate increases in rate of force development

Jeroen Aeles, Luke A. Kelly, Andrew G. Cresswell

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14341 PubMed 36643633

August 8, 2022

One step further in biomechanical models in palaeontology: a nonlinear finite element analysis review

Jordi Marcé-Nogué

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13890 PubMed 35966920

April 27, 2022

Skeletal variation in bird domestication: limb proportions and sternum in chicken, with comparisons to mallard ducks and Muscovy ducks

Carlos Manuel Herrera-Castillo, Madeleine Geiger, Daniel Núñez-León, Hiroshi Nagashima, Sabine Gebhardt-Henrich, Michael Toscano, Marcelo R. Sanchez-Villagra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13229 PubMed 35502208

December 15, 2021

Foreflipper and hindflipper muscle reconstructions of Cryptoclidus eurymerus in comparison to functional analogues: introduction of a myological mechanism for flipper twisting

Anna Krahl, Ulrich Witzel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12537 PubMed 35003916

December 10, 2021

A fresh look at Cladarosymblema narrienense, a tetrapodomorph fish (Sarcopterygii: Megalichthyidae) from the Carboniferous of Australia, illuminated via X-ray tomography

Alice M. Clement, Richard Cloutier, Jing Lu, Egon Perilli, Anton Maksimenko, John Long

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12597 PubMed 34966593

December 6, 2021

The phylogenetic affinities and morphological peculiarities of the bird-like dinosaur Borogovia gracilicrus from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia

Andrea Cau, Daniel Madzia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12640 PubMed 34963824

November 8, 2021

Returning to the roots: resolution, reproducibility, and robusticity in the phylogenetic inference of Dissorophidae (Amphibia: Temnospondyli)

Bryan M. Gee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12423 PubMed 34820181

October 1, 2021

Stress distribution in the bonobo (Pan paniscus) trapeziometacarpal joint during grasping

Timo van Leeuwen, G. Harry van Lenthe, Evie E. Vereecke, Marco T. Schneider

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12068 PubMed 34703659

August 16, 2021

Common motor patterns of asymmetrical and symmetrical bipedal gaits

Germán Pequera, Ignacio Ramírez Paulino, Carlo M. Biancardi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11970 PubMed 34458023

June 17, 2021

Embryonic development and perinatal skeleton in a limbless, viviparous lizard, Anguis fragilis (Squamata: Anguimorpha)

Tomasz Skawiński, Grzegorz Skórzewski, Bartosz Borczyk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11621 PubMed 34178475

May 28, 2021

Lower cretaceous avian-dominated, theropod, thyreophoran, pterosaur and turtle track assemblages from the Tugulu Group, Xinjiang, China: ichnotaxonomy and palaeoecology

Lida Xing, Martin G. Lockley, Chengkai Jia, Hendrik Klein, Kecheng Niu, Lijun Zhang, Liqi Qi, Chunyong Chou, Anthony Romilio, Donghao Wang, Yu Zhang, W Scott Persons, Miaoyan Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11476 PubMed 34123592

May 11, 2021

Variation in the sacroiliac joint in Felidae

Jean-Pierre Pallandre, Franck Lavenne, Eric Pellé, Grégory Breton, Mélina Ribaud, Vincent Bels

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11116 PubMed 34026342

May 10, 2021

The postcranial skeleton of Cerrejonisuchus improcerus (Crocodyliformes: Dyrosauridae) and the unusual anatomy of dyrosaurids

Isaure Scavezzoni, Valentin Fischer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11222 PubMed 34026348

May 7, 2021

Nostolepis scale remains (stem Chondrichthyes) from the Lower Devonian of Qujing, Yunnan, China

Qiang Li, Xindong Cui, Plamen Stanislavov Andreev, Wenjin Zhao, Jianhua Wang, Lijian Peng, Min Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11093 PubMed 34012725

April 7, 2021

Rethinking the use of finite element simulations in comparative biomechanics research

Z. Jack Tseng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11178 PubMed 33868821

March 8, 2021

Three-dimensional data-tracking simulations of sprinting using a direct collocation optimal control approach

Nicos Haralabidis, Gil Serrancolí, Steffi Colyer, Ian Bezodis, Aki Salo, Dario Cazzola

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10975 PubMed 33732550

January 19, 2021

A three-dimensional approach to visualize pairwise morphological variation and its application to fragmentary palaeontological specimens

Matt A. White, Nicolás E. Campione

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10545 PubMed 33552712

December 18, 2020

Sesamoids in Caudata and Gymnophiona (Lissamphibia): absences and evidence

María Laura Ponssa, Virginia Abdala

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10595 PubMed 33384907

November 11, 2020

Forelimb joints contribute to locomotor performance in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) by maintaining stability and storing energy

Guoyu Li, Rui Zhang, Dianlei Han, Hao Pang, Guolong Yu, Qingqiu Cao, Chen Wang, Lingxi Kong, Wang Chengjin, Wenchao Dong, Tao Li, Jianqiao Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10278 PubMed 33240627

September 2, 2020

Postcranial elements of small mammals as indicators of locomotion and habitat

Christine M. Janis, Alberto Martín-Serra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9634 PubMed 32953256

August 17, 2020

Delimiting the boundaries of sesamoid identities under the network theory framework

Gabriela Fontanarrosa, Jessica Fratani, Miriam C. Vera

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9691 PubMed 32874781

August 5, 2020

Medial knee cartilage is unlikely to withstand a lifetime of running without positive adaptation: a theoretical biomechanical model of failure phenomena

Ross H. Miller, Rebecca L. Krupenevich

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9676 PubMed 32844066

July 28, 2020

Testing pterosaur ingroup relationships through broader sampling of avemetatarsalian taxa and characters and a range of phylogenetic analysis techniques

Matthew G. Baron

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9604 PubMed 33005485

June 15, 2020

Quantitatively assessing mekosuchine crocodile locomotion by geometric morphometric and finite element analysis of the forelimb

Michael D. Stein, Suzanne J. Hand, Michael Archer, Stephen Wroe, Laura A.B. Wilson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9349 PubMed 32587803

May 12, 2020

Ontogeny of a sexually selected structure in an extant archosaur Gavialis gangeticus (Pseudosuchia: Crocodylia) with implications for sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs

David Hone, Jordan C. Mallon, Patrick Hennessey, Lawrence M. Witmer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9134 PubMed 32435543

March 10, 2020

Postcranial anatomy and histology of Seymouria, and the terrestriality of seymouriamorphs

Kayla D. Bazzana, Bryan M. Gee, Joseph J. Bevitt, Robert R. Reisz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8698 PubMed 32195050

December 20, 2019

Modelling the effect of curves on distance running performance

Paolo Taboga, Rodger Kram

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8222 PubMed 31879575

December 12, 2019

Body height and waist circumference of young Swiss men as assessed by 3D laser-based photonic scans and by manual anthropometric measurements

Claudia Beckmann, Lafi Aldakak, Patrick Eppenberger, Frank Rühli, Kaspar Staub, Nicole Bender

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8095 PubMed 31886036

November 13, 2019

Limits to load-lifting performance in a passerine bird: the effects of intraspecific variation in morphological and kinematic parameters

Yang Wang, Yuan Yin, Shiyong Ge, Mo Li, Qian Zhang, Juyong Li, Yuefeng Wu, Dongming Li, Robert Dudley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8048 PubMed 31741797

October 31, 2019

New information on the early Permian lanthanosuchoid Feeserpeton oklahomensis based on computed tomography

Mark J. MacDougall, Anika Winge, Jasper Ponstein, Maren Jansen, Robert R. Reisz, Jörg Fröbisch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7753 PubMed 31687269

October 17, 2019

The phylogeny of desmostylians revisited: proposal of new clades based on robust phylogenetic hypotheses

Kumiko Matsui, Takanobu Tsuihiji

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7430 PubMed 31637114

October 16, 2019

Integumentary structure and composition in an exceptionally well-preserved hadrosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithischia)

Mauricio Barbi, Phil R. Bell, Federico Fanti, James J. Dynes, Anezka Kolaceke, Josef Buttigieg, Ian M. Coulson, Philip J. Currie

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7875 PubMed 31637130

September 26, 2019

Interspecific variation in the limb long bones among modern rhinoceroses—extent and drivers

Christophe Mallet, Raphaël Cornette, Guillaume Billet, Alexandra Houssaye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7647 PubMed 31579585

September 25, 2019

The effects of growth rate and biomechanical loading on bone laminarity within the emu skeleton

Amanda L. Kuehn, Andrew H. Lee, Russell P. Main, Erin L.R. Simons

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7616 PubMed 31579580

September 17, 2019

Collisional mechanics of the diagonal gaits of horses over a range of speeds

Sarah Jane Hobbs, Hilary M. Clayton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7689 PubMed 31576241

August 9, 2019

Musculoskeletal models of a human and bonobo finger: parameter identification and comparison to in vitro experiments

Alexander Synek, Szu-Ching Lu, Evie E. Vereecke, Sandra Nauwelaerts, Tracy L. Kivell, Dieter H. Pahr

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7470 PubMed 31413932

April 24, 2019

Training-induced increase in Achilles tendon stiffness affects tendon strain pattern during running

Amelie Werkhausen, Neil J. Cronin, Kirsten Albracht, Gøran Paulsen, Askild V. Larsen, Jens Bojsen-Møller, Olivier R. Seynnes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6764 PubMed 31086731

April 23, 2019

Gastrocnemius fascicles are shorter and more pennate throughout the first month following acute Achilles tendon rupture

Todd J. Hullfish, Kathryn M. O’Connor, Josh R. Baxter

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6788 PubMed 31065459

March 4, 2019

Feeding traces attributable to juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex offer insight into ontogenetic dietary trends

Joseph E. Peterson, Karsen N. Daus

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6573 PubMed 30863686

February 11, 2019

Integrating gross morphology and bone histology to assess skeletal maturity in early dinosauromorphs: new insights from Dromomeron (Archosauria: Dinosauromorpha)

Christopher T. Griffin, Lauren S. Bano, Alan H. Turner, Nathan D. Smith, Randall B. Irmis, Sterling J. Nesbitt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6331 PubMed 30775169

December 20, 2018

The feasibility of predicting ground reaction forces during running from a trunk accelerometry driven mass-spring-damper model

Niels J. Nedergaard, Jasper Verheul, Barry Drust, Terence Etchells, Paulo Lisboa, Mark A. Robinson, Jos Vanrenterghem

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6105 PubMed 30595981

November 8, 2018

Analytical CPG model driven by limb velocity input generates accurate temporal locomotor dynamics

Sergiy Yakovenko, Anton Sobinov, Valeriya Gritsenko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5849 PubMed 30425886

October 9, 2018

A new tyrannosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Menefee Formation of New Mexico

Andrew T. McDonald, Douglas G. Wolfe, Alton C. Dooley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5749 PubMed 30324024

August 31, 2018

Movement and joints: effects of overuse on anuran knee tissues

Miriam Corina Vera, Virginia Abdala, Ezequiel Aráoz, María Laura Ponssa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5546 PubMed 30186699

August 14, 2018

Fossil snakes (Squamata, Serpentes) from the tar pits of Venezuela: taxonomic, palaeoenvironmental, and palaeobiogeographical implications for the North of South America during the Cenozoic/Quaternary boundary

Silvio Onary, Ascanio D. Rincón, Annie S. Hsiou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5402 PubMed 30128192

July 12, 2018

Do triceps surae muscle dynamics govern non-uniform Achilles tendon deformations?

William H. Clark, Jason R. Franz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5182 PubMed 30013844

February 21, 2018

A simple method of equine limb force vector analysis and its potential applications

Sarah Jane Hobbs, Mark A. Robinson, Hilary M. Clayton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4399 PubMed 29492341

February 14, 2018

The axial skeleton of Poposaurus langstoni (Pseudosuchia: Poposauroidea) and its implications for accessory intervertebral articulation evolution in pseudosuchian archosaurs

Candice M. Stefanic, Sterling J. Nesbitt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4235 PubMed 29472991

February 13, 2018

Under the armor: X-ray computed tomographic reconstruction of the internal skeleton of Coahomasuchus chathamensis (Archosauria: Aetosauria) from the Upper Triassic of North Carolina, USA, and a phylogenetic analysis of Aetosauria

Devin K. Hoffman, Andrew B. Heckert, Lindsay E. Zanno

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4368 PubMed 29456892

January 31, 2018

On the morphological variability of Ichniotherium tracks and evolution of locomotion in the sistergroup of amniotes

Michael Buchwitz, Sebastian Voigt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4346 PubMed 29404225

November 10, 2017

How can we reliably identify a taxon based on humeral morphology? Comparative morphology of desmostylian humeri

Kumiko Matsui

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4011 PubMed 29134151

September 28, 2017

An exploration of strategies used by dressage horses to control moments around the center of mass when performing passage

Hilary M. Clayton, Sarah Jane Hobbs

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3866 PubMed 28970972

August 22, 2017

A Miocene breeding ground of an extinct baleen whale (Cetacea: Mysticeti)

Cheng-Hsiu Tsai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3711 PubMed 28848691

July 25, 2017

Plantar pressure distribution of ostrich during locomotion on loose sand and solid ground

Rui Zhang, Dianlei Han, Songsong Ma, Gang Luo, Qiaoli Ji, Shuliang Xue, Mingming Yang, Jianqiao Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3613 PubMed 28761792

June 30, 2017

Variation in the pelvic and pectoral girdles of Australian Oligo–Miocene mekosuchine crocodiles with implications for locomotion and habitus

Michael D. Stein, Adam Yates, Suzanne J. Hand, Michael Archer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3501 PubMed 28674657

June 27, 2017

Europatitan eastwoodi, a new sauropod from the lower Cretaceous of Iberia in the initial radiation of somphospondylans in Laurasia

Fidel Torcida Fernández-Baldor, José Ignacio Canudo, Pedro Huerta, Miguel Moreno-Azanza, Diego Montero

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April 27, 2017

Evolution of developmental sequences in lepidosaurs

Tomasz Skawiński, Bartosz Borczyk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3262 PubMed 28462054

November 2, 2016

Region-of-interest analyses of one-dimensional biomechanical trajectories: bridging 0D and 1D theory, augmenting statistical power

Todd C. Pataky, Mark A. Robinson, Jos Vanrenterghem

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2652 PubMed 27833816

August 3, 2016

The pes of Australovenator wintonensis (Theropoda: Megaraptoridae): analysis of the pedal range of motion and biological restoration

Matt A. White, Alex G. Cook, Ada J. Klinkhamer, David A. Elliott

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2312 PubMed 27547591

July 7, 2016

New information on the Wukongopteridae (Pterosauria) revealed by a new specimen from the Jurassic of China

Xin Cheng, Shunxing Jiang, Xiaolin Wang, Alexander W.A. Kellner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2177 PubMed 27441118

June 30, 2016

An exploration of the influence of diagonal dissociation and moderate changes in speed on locomotor parameters in trotting horses

Sarah Jane Hobbs, John E.A. Bertram, Hilary M. Clayton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2190 PubMed 27413640

June 29, 2016

The crouching of the shrew: Mechanical consequences of limb posture in small mammals

Daniel K. Riskin, Corinne J. Kendall, John W. Hermanson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2131 PubMed 27413633

March 15, 2016

A new ornithurine from the Early Cretaceous of China sheds light on the evolution of early ecological and cranial diversity in birds

Jiandong Huang, Xia Wang, Yuanchao Hu, Jia Liu, Jennifer A. Peteya, Julia A. Clarke

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1765 PubMed 27019777

February 16, 2016

A comparison of postnatal arterial patterns in a growth series of giraffe (Artiodactyla: Giraffa camelopardalis)

Haley D. O’Brien, Paul M. Gignac, Tobin L. Hieronymus, Lawrence M. Witmer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1696 PubMed 26925324

November 30, 2015

Biomechanical implications of skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy: a musculoskeletal model

Andrew D. Vigotsky, Bret Contreras, Chris Beardsley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1462 PubMed 26644989

November 24, 2015

A critical survey of vestigial structures in the postcranial skeletons of extant mammals

Phil Senter, John G. Moch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1439 PubMed 26623192

November 10, 2015

Homeotic transformations and number changes in the vertebral column of Triturus newts

Maja Slijepčević, Frietson Galis, Jan W. Arntzen, Ana Ivanović

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1397 PubMed 26587355

October 22, 2015

Mammalian bone palaeohistology: a survey and new data with emphasis on island forms

Christian Kolb, Torsten M. Scheyer, Kristof Veitschegger, Analia M. Forasiepi, Eli Amson, Alexandra A.E. Van der Geer, Lars W. Van den Hoek Ostende, Shoji Hayashi, Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1358 PubMed 26528418

September 3, 2015

An explanation of the relationship between mass, metabolic rate and characteristic length for placental mammals

Charles C. Frasier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1228 PubMed 26355655

August 4, 2015

On reconstructing Giraffa sivalensis, an extinct giraffid from the Siwalik Hills, India

Sybrand J. van Sittert, Graham Mitchell

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1135 PubMed 26290791

June 18, 2015

The phylogenetic affinities of the bizarre Late Cretaceous Romanian theropod Balaur bondoc (Dinosauria, Maniraptora): dromaeosaurid or flightless bird?

Andrea Cau, Tom Brougham, Darren Naish