[HTML][HTML] Morphological phylogenetics in the genomic age
Evolutionary trees underpin virtually all of biology, and the wealth of new genomic data has
enabled us to reconstruct them with increasing detail and confidence. While phenotypic …
enabled us to reconstruct them with increasing detail and confidence. While phenotypic …
Open data and digital morphology
Over the past two decades, the development of methods for visualizing and analysing
specimens digitally, in three and even four dimensions, has transformed the study of living …
specimens digitally, in three and even four dimensions, has transformed the study of living …
How to build a dinosaur: Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation of locomotor biomechanics in extinct animals
The intersection of paleontology and biomechanics can be reciprocally illuminating, helping
to improve paleobiological knowledge of extinct species and furthering our understanding of …
to improve paleobiological knowledge of extinct species and furthering our understanding of …
Reconstructing the past: methods and techniques for the digital restoration of fossils
S Lautenschlager - Royal Society Open Science, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
During fossilization, the remains of extinct organisms are subjected to taphonomic and
diagenetic processes. As a result, fossils show a variety of preservational artefacts, which …
diagenetic processes. As a result, fossils show a variety of preservational artefacts, which …
A review of experimental and numerical modeling of digital coalbed methane: Imaging, segmentation, fracture modeling and permeability prediction
S Karimpouli, P Tahmasebi, HL Ramandi - International Journal of Coal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coalbed methane (CBM) is a form of natural gas that is extracted from coalbeds.
Characterization of CBMs is very challenging mostly due to the very complex fracture system …
Characterization of CBMs is very challenging mostly due to the very complex fracture system …
[HTML][HTML] Dense reconstruction of elephant trunk musculature
LL Longren, L Eigen, A Shubitidze, O Lieschnegg… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The elephant trunk operates as a muscular hydrostat 1, 2 and is actuated by the most
complex musculature known in animals. 3, 4 Because the number of trunk muscles is …
complex musculature known in animals. 3, 4 Because the number of trunk muscles is …
The natural historian's guide to the CT galaxy: step-by-step instructions for preparing and analyzing computed tomographic (CT) data using cross-platform, open …
The decreasing cost of acquiring computed tomographic (CT) data has fueled a global effort
to digitize the anatomy of museum specimens. This effort has produced a wealth of open …
to digitize the anatomy of museum specimens. This effort has produced a wealth of open …
Best practices for digitally constructing endocranial casts: examples from birds and their dinosaurian relatives
The rapidly expanding interest in, and availability of, digital tomography data to visualize
casts of the vertebrate endocranial cavity housing the brain (endocasts) presents new …
casts of the vertebrate endocranial cavity housing the brain (endocasts) presents new …
[HTML][HTML] Retrodeformation of fossil specimens based on 3D bilateral semi-landmarks: Implementation in the R package “Morpho”
Many fossil specimens exhibit deformations caused by taphonomic processes. Due to these
deformations, even important specimens have to be excluded from morphometric analyses …
deformations, even important specimens have to be excluded from morphometric analyses …
Arothron: An R package for geometric morphometric methods and virtual anthropology applications
P Antonio, B Costantino, C Silvia… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The statistical analysis of fossil remains is essential to understand the evolution
of the genus Homo. Unfortunately, the human fossil record is straight away scarce and …
of the genus Homo. Unfortunately, the human fossil record is straight away scarce and …