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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
      • 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

RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Research outputs from the Dawndinos research include:

  1. Published Papers
  2. Conferences
  3. Press Releases
  4. Team News Stories
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