Edentulism, beaks, and biomechanical innovations in the evolution of theropod dinosaurs

A taxonomic and phylogenetic re-evaluation of Therizinosauria (Dinosauria: Maniraptora)

(2013) Lindsay E. Zanno   JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY

Cranial myology and bite force performance ofErlikosaurus andrewsi: a novel approach for digital muscle reconstructions

(2012) Stephan Lautenschlager   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Multi-layered bird beaks: a finite-element approach towards the role of keratin in stress dissipation

(2012) J. Soons et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium

(2011) Jen A. Bright et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Structure and micro-computed tomography-based finite element modeling of Toucan beak

(2011) Yasuaki Seki et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

An Archaeopteryx-like theropod from China and the origin of Avialae

(2011) Xing Xu et al.   NATURE

From snout to beak: the loss of teeth in birds

(2011) Antoine Louchart et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Cranial Osteology of the Theropod Dinosaur Incisivosaurus gauthieri (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria)

(2010) Amy M. Balanoff et al.   AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES

Homology and Evolution of Avian Compound Rhamphothecae

(2010) Tobin L. Hieronymus et al.   AUK

Herbivorous ecomorphology and specialization patterns in theropod dinosaur evolution

(2010) L. E. Zanno et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bone density and the lightweight skeletons of birds

(2010) E. R. Dumont   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A model for the bite mechanics in the herbivorous dinosaur Stegosaurus (Ornithischia, Stegosauridae)

(2010) Miriam Reichel   Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Material properties of mandibular cortical bone in the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

(2009) Uriel Zapata et al.   BONE

Loss of teeth and enamel in tetrapods: fossil record, genetic data and morphological adaptations

(2009) Tiphaine Davit-Béal et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Cranial mechanics and functional interpretation of the horned carnivorous dinosaurCarnotaurus sastrei

(2009) Gerardo V. Mazzetta et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Structure and mechanical properties of selected biological materials

(2008) P CHEN et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials