Modern three-dimensional digital methods for studying locomotor biomechanics in tetrapods

OE Demuth, E Herbst, DT Polet… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Here, we review the modern interface of three-dimensional (3D) empirical (eg motion
capture) and theoretical (eg modelling and simulation) approaches to the study of terrestrial …

Reverse-engineering the locomotion of a stem amniote

JA Nyakatura, K Melo, T Horvat, K Karakasiliotis… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Reconstructing the locomotion of extinct vertebrates offers insights into their palaeobiology
and helps to conceptualize major transitions in vertebrate evolution 1, 2, 3, 4. However …

How to build a dinosaur: Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation of locomotor biomechanics in extinct animals

PJ Bishop, AR Cuff, JR Hutchinson - Paleobiology, 2021 - cambridge.org
The intersection of paleontology and biomechanics can be reciprocally illuminating, helping
to improve paleobiological knowledge of extinct species and furthering our understanding of …

X‐ray reconstruction of moving morphology (XROMM): precision, accuracy and applications in comparative biomechanics research

EL Brainerd, DB Baier, SM Gatesy… - … Zoology Part A …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract X‐Ray Reconstruction of Moving Morphology (XROMM) comprises a set of 3D X‐
ray motion analysis techniques that merge motion data from in vivo X‐ray videos with …

Validation of XMALab software for marker-based XROMM

BJ Knörlein, DB Baier, SM Gatesy… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Marker-based XROMM requires software tools for:(1) correcting fluoroscope distortion;(2)
calibrating X-ray cameras;(3) tracking radio-opaque markers; and (4) calculating rigid body …

Advances and challenges in paleobiological reconstructions of joint mobility

AR Manafzadeh, SM Gatesy - Integrative and Comparative …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Paleobiological reconstructions of joint mobility are an essential component of functional
analyses of extinct animals. Over the past half-decade, the methods underlying mobility …

Raptorial appendages of the Cambrian apex predator Anomalocaris canadensis are built for soft prey and speed

RDC Bicknell, M Schmidt… - … of the royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The stem-group euarthropod Anomalocaris canadensis is one of the largest Cambrian
animals and is often considered the quintessential apex predator of its time. This radiodont …

3D hindlimb joint mobility of the stem-archosaur Euparkeria capensis with implications for postural evolution within Archosauria

OE Demuth, EJ Rayfield, JR Hutchinson - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Triassic archosaurs and stem-archosaurs show a remarkable disparity in their ankle and
pelvis morphologies. However, the implications of these different morphologies for specific …

Static and dynamic error of a biplanar videoradiography system using marker-based and markerless tracking techniques

DL Miranda, JB Schwartz, AC Loomis, EL Brainerd… - 2011 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The use of biplanar videoradiography technology has become increasingly popular for
evaluating joint function in vivo. Two fundamentally different methods are currently …

Swimming muscles power suction feeding in largemouth bass

AL Camp, TJ Roberts… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Most aquatic vertebrates use suction to capture food, relying on rapid expansion of the
mouth cavity to accelerate water and food into the mouth. In ray-finned fishes, mouth …