The mammalian cranium (skull without lower jaw) is representative of mammalian diversity
and is thus of particular interest to mammalian biologists across disciplines. One widely …

Motivation Scientists increasingly rely on intelligent information systems to help them in their
daily tasks, in particular for managing research objects, like publications or datasets. The …

In this article, we investigate convergent evolution toward durophagy in carnivoran skull
shape using geometric morphometrics in a sample of living and extinct species. Principal …

Cat-like carnivorans are a textbook example of convergent evolution, with distinct
morphological differences between taxa with short or elongated upper canines, the latter …

Differing from the extant physeteroids, macroraptorial sperm whales are currently regarded
as apex predators of the Miocene seas based on several morphofunctional observations …

Finite element analysis (FEA) is a commonly used application in biomechanical studies of
both extant and fossil taxa to assess stress and strain in solid structures such as bone. FEA …

Skull structure is intimately associated with feeding ability in vertebrates, both in terms of
specific performance measures and general ecological characteristics. This study …

From the morphospace to the soundscape: Exploring the diversity and functional
morphology of the fish inner ear, with a focus on elasmobranchsa)| The Journal of the …

Functional trade-offs can affect patterns of morphological and ecological evolution as well as
the magnitude of morphological changes through evolutionary time. Using morpho …

Questions surrounding the dramatic morphology of saber-tooths, and the presumably deadly
purpose to which it was put, have long excited scholarly and popular attention. Among saber …