Phenotypic variation across mammals is extensive and reflects their ecological
diversification into a remarkable range of habitats on every continent and in every ocean …

Comparative morphology, dealing with the diversity of form and shape, and functional
morphology, the study of the relationship between the structure and the function of an …

Metriorhynchoid crocodylians represent the pinnacle of marine specialization within
Archosauria. Not only were they a major component of the Middle Jurassic–Early …

This article reports the use of simple beam and finite‐element models to investigate the
relationship between rostral shape and biomechanical performance in living crocodilians …

Crucial to the interpretation of the results of any finite element analysis of a skeletal system is
a test of the validity of the results and an assessment of the sensitivity of the model …

Sutures form an integral part of the functioning skull, but their role has long been debated
among vertebrate morphologists and palaeontologists. Furthermore, the relationship …

The development of virtual methods for anatomical reconstruction and functional simulation
of skeletal structures offers great promise in evolutionary and ontogenetic investigations of …

Different forms of intracranial mobility, including streptostyly, pleurokinesis, and prokinesis,
have been postulated for many dinosaurs. The basis for inferring kinesis typically has …

This special issue of The Anatomical Record presents a series of papers that apply the
method of finite element analysis (FEA) to questions in vertebrate biomechanics. These …

Spinosaurid theropod dinosaurs appear to represent convergent morphological evolution
toward a croc-odylian-like cranial morphology, previously linked to the possibility that …