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new developments, new techniques

• with new samples of the new osteological modeling technique <<< new
• the resurrection of the juvenile Camarasaurus lentus CM 11338 <<< new
• the University of Oregon spinout Kaibridge, Inc. <<< new
• an interactive exhibit on Pose and Locomotion installed at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's "Dinosaurs in their Time" <<< new
• parametric morphing to visualize allometric change (with links to talk slides) <<< new
• osteology morphing to visualize allometric change in more detail (with links to talk slides) <<< new

dinosaur studies (neck mobility, posture, etc.)

• Sauropod Necks
  • Apatosaurus <<< new and the earlier (2005) Apatosaurus page
  • Brachiosaurus
  • Camarasaurus
  • Dicraeosaurus
  • Diplodocus
  • Euhelopus
  • Mamenchisaurus
• Skeletal Reconstructions (these are going to be completed and uploaded soon)
  • Edmontosaurus (under construction)
  • Triceratops (under construction) <<< new
  • Tyrannosaurus (under construction) <<< new

paleontology-related publications

• Neck Posture and Feeding Habits of Two Jurassic Sauropod Dinosaurs" with J. Michael Parrish, from Science
• "DinoMorph: Parametric modeling of skeletal structures" from Senckenbergiana Lethaea PDF format (1.1 MB)
• "Neck posture, dentition and feeding strategies in Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs" with J. Michael Parrish
  • from Thunderlizards: The Sauropodomorph dinosaurs. 2005. Virginia Tidwell and Kenneth Carpenter, eds. PDF format ms (5.8 MB)
• "Digital reconstructions of the whole body of sauropod dinosaurs and implications for feeding" with J.M. Parrish
  • from The Sauropods. Evolution and paleobiology. 2005. Kristina Curry Rogers and Jeffrey A. Wilson, eds. PDF format (288 KB)
• "Binocular vision in theropod dinosaurs" from the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• "Europe's largest dinosaur?" with Darren Naish, David M. Martill, and David Cooper, from Cretaceous Research

selected talks, abstracts, and posters

• SVP 2001 "Biological implications of digital reconstructions of the whole body of sauropod dinosaurs" with J. Michael Parrish (talk slides)
  • .mov format (QuickTime interactive, 2.5 MBytes; to advance slides use mouse clicks or arrow keys)
  • .pdf format (31.7 MBytes)
• SVP 2001 "Gracile versus robust cervical vertebral designs in sauropods" with Eric D. Wills (poster)
• IVCM 2001 "Neck mobility in long-necked vertebrates: From modern mammals to sauropods" with J. Michael Parrish (abstract)
• SVP 2002 "Mass-based biomechanical computations on sauropod dinosaurs" (talk slides)
  • .mov format (QuickTime interactive, 2.8 MB; use mouse or arrow keys to advance slides ) or
  • .pdf format (13.2 MB)
• SVP 2002 "Rib angulation, scapular position, and body profiles in sauropod dinosaurs" with J. Michael Parrish (abstract)
• German Research Group on Sauropod Biology 2005 "The neck position of sauropod dinosaurs: Virtual reconstruction within DinoMorph" with J. Michael Parrish
• 100 Years of Tyrannosaurus rex Symposium 2005 "Rex, sit. Modeling tyrannosaurid postures " with Peter Larson, Eric D. Wills, and Art Andersen. <<< new
  • view small self-playing QuickTime movie in 512 pixel image width (5.4 MB) or <<< new
  • view larger self-playing QuickTime movie in 1024 pixel image width (55.4 MB) <<< new
• Burpee Museum Tyrannosaur Symposium 2005 "Ontogenetic changes within the tyrannosaurid skeleton " with J. Michael Parrish and Eric D. Wills <<< new
  • view small self-playing QuickTime movie in 512 pixel image width (5.4 MB) or <<< new
  • view small manual-advance (i.e., click to step forward) QuickTime movie ( 512 pixel image width, 25 MB) <<< new
• SVP 2005 "Scapular position and function in the sauropodomorpha (Reptilia: Saurischia)" with Matthew F. Bonnan, J. Michael Parrish, Jeanne P. Graba, and Phil Senter (poster)
• SVP 2006 "3D Visualization of allometric changes in whole skeletons: Posture, proportion, and range of motion" with Eric D. Wills and Scott W. Ernst (talk slides) <<< new
  • view small self-playing QuickTime movie in 512 pixel image width (3 MB) or <<< new
  • view small manual-advance (i.e., click to step forward) QuickTime movie ( 512 pixel image width, 25 MB) or <<< new
  • view larger manual-advance (i.e., click to step forward) QuickTime movie (800 pixel image width, 53 MB) <<< new
• SVPCA 2007 “Kinematic constraints on the reconstruction of dinosaur gaits” with Eric D. Wills (talk slides) PDF format (9 MB) <<< new
• SVPCA 2007 “Isolating functional degrees of freedom in limbs during locomotion” with Eric D. Wills (poster) PDF format (3 MB) <<< new

some postings to the Dinosaur Mailing List (DML)

early (ca 1999) description of DinoMorph