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Testing the locomotor superiority hypothesis for early dinosaurs
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BACKGROUND
Locomotor Superiority Hypothesis
Research Questions, Work Plan and Goals
Triassic-Jurassic Transition Period
Research Impact & Benefits
METHODS
Experimental Data Collection
Musculoskeletal modelling and simulation of movement
CT Scanning and Photogrammetry
ANIMALS
Living Archosaurs
Extinct Archosaurs
Euparkeria capensis
Riojasuchus tenuisceps
Typothorax/Coahomasuchus
Poposaurus gracilis
Batrachotomus kupferzellensis
Sphenosuchus acutus
Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum
Silesaurus opelensis
Marasuchus lilloensis
Heterodontosaurus tucki
Mussaurus patagonicus
Coelophysis bauri
Postosuchus kirkpatricki
TEAM
John Hutchinson
Delyle Polet
Louise Kermode
Oliver Demuth
Philip Morris
James Charles
François Clarac
Collaborators
ACTIVITIES & OUTREACH
ACTIVITIES
DAWNDINOS debuts Dr Delyle Polet’s ‘Dinosaur Balancing Game’ on National Biomechanics Day !
Walking the Walk! Learn about walking by doing it!
Dawndinos Crossword
Leg bone differences between lightly and heavily built archosaurs
Bucket Lift
Elbow Flex
Archosaur Adaptations
Adaptation of the Human Hand
How heavy is your Pet Dinosaur?
How scientists determine the strength of dinosaur muscles & Tyrannosaurus bite
Dawndinos Lockdown Quiz
Answers Dawndinos Lockdown Quiz
Dawndinos Crossword Answers!
Answer Page -DAWNDINOS debuts Dr Delyle Polet’s ‘Dinosaur Balancing Game’ on National Biomechanics Day!
DAWNDINOS Outreach Videos
Video 1: The Locomotor Superiority Hypothesis
Video 2: Origins of the Locomotor Superiority Hypothesis
Video 3: An Opposing Hypothesis
Video 4: Thinking Twice
Video 5: The Dawndinos Project
Video Overview of Dawndinos Project by Emily Keeble
Dawndinos ‘Zoom Dino Club’ for Schools!
DAWNDINOS Leaflet shows how we use biomechanics to bring dinosaurs back to life!
National Biomechanics Day, April 8th 2020
National Biomechanics Day 2019
RVC Summer Schools
School-based Outreach
Dino Club 2021
Dino Club 2019
Dino Club 2018
Dino Art Club
RVC Open Days
School visits to Structure & Motion Lab
‘I Know Dino Podcast’
Evolution of Horses and more!
OUTPUTS
Published Papers
Blog post by Dr Ashleigh Wiseman on Dawndinos latest paper!
New study on 3D geometric morphometrics of Triassic archosauriform femora, showing shape changes with size and locomotor habits (bipedal and quadrupedal)
Integrative Organismal Biology Blog Post on Dawndinos Tinamou jumping paper
New DAWNDINOS studies of archosaur locomotion
New modelling of ancient fossil movement reveals important step in the evolution of posture in the ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles
Conferences
2019 Abstracts
2018 Abstracts
2020 Abstracts
Press releases
Team news stories
Early Jurassic dinosaur shifted from four legs to two legs as it grew up
Andrew Cuff’s Argentinian Adventure!
‘Archosaurian Dawn’ From Sketches to Final Artwork
My American Adventure! by Romain Pintore
CONTACT US
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