John Hutchinson

Publications

• Predictive Simulations of Musculoskeletal Function and Jumping Performance in a Generalized Bird
• Giant extinct caiman breaks constraint on the axial skeleton of extant crocodylians
• The evolution of pelvic limb muscle moment arms in bird-line archosaurs
• Three-dimensional polygonal muscle modelling and line of action estimation in living and extinct taxa
• Arm waving in stylophoran echinoderms: three-dimensional mobility analysis illuminates cornute locomotion
• Cancellous bone and theropod dinosaur locomotion. Part III—Inferring posture and locomotor biomechanics in extinct theropods, and its evolution on the line to birds
• Cancellous bone and theropod dinosaur locomotion. Part II—a new approach to inferring posture and locomotor biomechanics in extinct tetrapod vertebrates
• Cancellous bone and theropod dinosaur locomotion. Part I—an examination of cancellous bone architecture in the hindlimb bones of theropods
• Building a Bird: Musculoskeletal Modeling and Simulation of Wing-Assisted Incline Running During Avian Ontogeny.
• Relationships of mass properties and body proportions to locomotor habit in terrestrial Archosauria
• How to build a dinosaur: Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation of locomotor biomechanics in extinct animals
• Three-dimensional visualization as a tool for interpreting locomotion strategies in ophiuroids from the Devonian Hunsrück Slate
• Reverse-engineering the locomotion of a stem amniote
• Medetomidine–ketamine–sevoflurane anaesthesia in juvenile Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) undergoing experimental surgery
• Morphological diversification of biomechanical traits: Mustelid locomotor specializations and the macroevolution of long bone cross-sectional morphology
• Foot pressure distribution in white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) during walking
• Evolution of forelimb musculoskeletal function across the fish-to-tetrapod transition
• Relating neuromuscular control to functional anatomy of limb muscles in extant archosaurs
• Musculoskeletal modelling of the Nile crocodile ( Crocodylus niloticus ) hindlimb: Effects of limb posture on leverage during terrestrial locomotion
• The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
• Evolutionary parallelisms of pectoral and pelvic network-anatomy from fins to limbs
• Foot pressure distribution in White Rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) during walking
• Ontogenetic changes in the body plan of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Mussaurus patagonicus reveal shifts of locomotor stance during growth
• Anatomy, ontogeny, and evolution of the archosaurian respiratory system: A case study on Alligator mississippiensis and Struthio camelus
• Femoral specializations to locomotor habits in early archosauriforms
• Anatomically grounded estimation of hindlimb muscle sizes in Archosauria
• Exploring the functional morphology of the Gorilla shoulder through musculoskeletal modelling
• Evolution of the patella and patelloid in marsupial mammals
• 3D hindlimb joint mobility of the stem-archosaur Euparkeria capensis with implications for postural evolution within Archosauria
• More than one way to be a giant: Convergence and disparity in the hip joints of saurischian dinosaurs
• Patterns of Limb and Epaxial Muscle Activity During Walking in the Fire Salamander, Salamandra salamandra
• Low effective mechanical advantage of giraffes’ limbs during walking reveals trade-off between limb length and locomotor performance
• Divergent evolution of terrestrial locomotor abilities in extant Crocodylia
• A proposed standard for quantifying 3‐D hindlimb joint poses in living and extinct archosaurs
• Appendicular Muscle Physiology and Biomechanics in Crocodylus niloticus
• The evolutionary biomechanics of locomotor function in giant land animals
• The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic superpredator: Inferences from 3D modeling
• In vivo and ex vivo range of motion in the fire salamander Salamandra salamandra
• Spherical frame projections for visualising joint range of motion, and a complementary method to capture mobility data
• Multi-Joint Analysis of Pose Viability Supports the Possibility of Salamander-Like Hindlimb Configurations in the Permian Tetrapod Eryops megacephalus
• A Guide to Inverse Kinematic Marker-Guided Rotoscoping Using IK Solvers
• Predictive simulations of running gait reveal a critical dynamic role for the tail in bipedal dinosaur locomotion
• Comparison of the arm‐lowering performance between Gorilla and Homo through musculoskeletal modeling
• Walking—and Running and Jumping—with Dinosaurs and their Cousins, Viewed Through the Lens of Evolutionary Biomechanics
• Can skeletal surface area predict in vivo foot surface area?
• Bony lesions in early tetrapods and the evolution of mineralized tissue repair
• The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
• Computational modelling of muscle fibre operating ranges in the hindlimb of a small ground bird (Eudromia elegans), with implications for modelling locomotion in extinct species
• Low effective mechanical advantage of giraffes’ limbs during walking reveals trade-off between limb length and locomotor performance
• Limb myology and muscle architecture of the Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis and the white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum (Mammalia: Rhinocerotidae)
• Forelimb muscle and joint actions in Archosauria: insights from Crocodylus johnstoni (Pseudosuchia) and Mussaurus patagonicus (Sauropodomorpha)
• Hip joint articular soft tissues of non-dinosaurian Dinosauromorpha and early Dinosauria: evolutionary and biomechanical implications for Saurischia
• Limb bone scaling in hopping macropods and quadrupedal artiodactyls
• A Dynamic Simulation of Musculoskeletal Function in the Mouse Hindlimb During Trotting Locomotion.
• Anatomical network analysis of the musculoskeletal system reveals integration loss and parcellation boost during the fins-to-limbs transition.
• Evolution of hindlimb muscle anatomy across the tetrapod water-to-land transition, including comparisons with forelimb anatomy.
• Integrating morphology and in vivo skeletal mobility with digital models to infer function in brittle star arms.
• Evolutionary parallelisms of pectoral and pelvic network-anatomy from fins to limbs
• The influence of speed and size on avian terrestrial locomotor biomechanics: Predicting locomotion in extinct theropod dinosaurs.
• Are mice good models for human neuromuscular disease? Comparing muscle excursions in walking between mice and humans.
• Reconstructing pectoral appendicular muscle anatomy in fossil fish and tetrapods over the fins-to-limbs transition.
• Secondary osteons scale allometrically in mammalian humerus and femur.
• A quantitative evaluation of physical and digital approaches to centre of mass estimation.
• Gearing effects of the patella (knee extensor muscle sesamoid) of the helmeted guineafowl during terrestrial locomotion.
• Using step width to compare locomotor biomechanics between extinct, non-avian theropod dinosaurs and modern obligate bipeds.
• Open data and digital morphology.
• Analysis of the moment arms and kinematics of ostrich (Struthio camelus) double patellar sesamoids.
• Cellular preservation of musculoskeletal specializations in the Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis
• The locomotor kinematics and ground reaction forces of walking giraffes
• Reconstruction of the musculoskeletal system in an extinct lion
• Cryptic complexity in felid vertebral evolution: shape differentiation and allometry of the axial skeleton
• Regional differentiation of felid vertebral column evolution: a study of 3D shape trajectories
• Geometric mechanics applied to tetrapod locomotion on granular media
• Foot pressure distributions during walking in African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
• New insights into the morphology of the Carboniferous tetrapod Crassigyrinus scoticus from computed tomography
• Limb Kinematics, Kinetics and Muscle Dynamics During the Sit-to-Stand Transition in Greyhounds
• Evolution of the patellar sesamoid bone in mammals
• Limb proportions show developmental plasticity in response to embryo movement.
• Sesamoid bones in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) investigated with X-ray microtomography, and implications for sesamoid evolution in Lepidosauria.
• Muscle moment arms and sensitivity analysis of a mouse hindlimb musculoskeletal model.
• Musculoskeletal Geometry, Muscle Architecture and Functional Specialisations of the Mouse Hindlimb.
• The scaling of postcranial muscles in cats (Felidae) II: hindlimb and lumbosacral muscles.
• The scaling of postcranial muscles in cats (Felidae) I: forelimb, cervical, and thoracic muscles.
• Big cat, small cat: reconstructing body size evolution in living and extinct Felidae.
• Musculoskeletal modelling of an ostrich (Struthio camelus) pelvic limb: influence of limb orientation on muscular capacity during locomotion.
• Energy allocation and behaviour in the growing broiler chicken
• Limb bone scaling in hopping macropods and quadrupedal artiodactyls
• The extinct, giant giraffid Sivatherium giganteum : skeletal reconstruction and body mass estimation
• Inferring muscle functional roles of the ostrich pelvic limb during walking and running using computer optimization
• Temporal and phylogenetic evolution of the sauropod dinosaur body plan.
• Foot pressure distributions during walking in African elephants (Loxodonta africana).
• Skeletal pathology and variable anatomy in elephant feet assessed using computed tomography.
• Biomechanical evolution of solid bones in large animals: a microanatomical investigation
• A preliminary case study of the effect of shoe-wearing on the biomechanics of a horse's foot.
• Anatomy, morphology and evolution of the patella in squamate lizards and tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus).
• Morphological and functional changes in the vertebral column with increasing aquatic adaptation in crocodylomorphs.
• Radiographic protocol and normal anatomy of the hind feet in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).
• Evolution of the patellar sesamoid bone in mammals
• Finite-element modelling of mechanobiological factors influencing sesamoid tissue morphology in the patellar tendon of an ostrich
• Evolution of the patellar sesamoid bone in mammals
• Idealized landmark-based geometric reconstructions of poorly preserved fossil material: A case study of an early tetrapod vertebra
• The effects of feed particle size on feeding kinematics in young broiler chickens
• What makes an accurate and reliable subject-specific finite element model? A case study of an elephant femur
• Two applications of 3D semi-landmark morphometrics implying different template designs: The theropod pelvis and the shrew skull,Deux applications de morphométrie par semi-landmarks 3D impliquant une conception différente du template: le pelvis des théropodes et le crâne des musaraignes
• Correction: A dynamic finite element analysis of human foot complex in the sagittal plane during level walking (PLoS ONE)
• Correction: A computational analysis of limb and body dimensions in Tyrannosaurus rex with implications for locomotion, ontogeny, and growth (PLoS ONE)
• Temporal gait parameters in the alpaca and the evolution of pacing and trotting locomotion in the Camelidae
• Evolutionary developmental biology: Dynasty of the plastic fish.
• Corrigendum: Functional specialization and ontogenetic scaling of limb anatomy in Alligator mississippiensis
• Osteopathology in the feet of rhinoceroses: Lesion type and distribution
• What makes an accurate and reliable subject-specific finite element model? A case study of an elephant femur
• Shake a tail feather: the evolution of the theropod tail into a stiff aerodynamic surface.
• Anatomical and biomechanical traits of broiler chickens across ontogeny. Part II. Body segment inertial properties and muscle architecture of the pelvic limb.
• Anatomical and biomechanical traits of broiler chickens across ontogeny. Part I. Anatomy of the musculoskeletal respiratory apparatus and changes in organ size.
• Correction: A Computational Analysis of Limb and Body Dimensions in Tyrannosaurus rex with Implications for Locomotion, Ontogeny, and Growth.
• Correction: A Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of Human Foot Complex in the Sagittal Plane during Level Walking.
• The gait dynamics of the modern broiler chicken: a cautionary tale of selective breeding.
• Trabecular bone scales allometrically in mammals and birds.
• On the inference of function from structure using biomechanical modelling and simulation of extinct organisms.
• Ontogenetic scaling patterns and functional anatomy of the pelvic limb musculature in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae).
• Structure, ontogeny and evolution of the patellar tendon in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and other palaeognath birds.
• Three-dimensional anatomy of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) knee joint.
• Three-dimensional limb joint mobility in the early tetrapod Ichthyostega.
• A growing size synthesis.
• What makes an accurate and reliable subject-specific finite element model? A case study of an elephant femur.
• Comparative architectural properties of limb muscles in Crocodylidae and Alligatoridae and their relevance to divergent use of asymmetrical gaits in extant Crocodylia.
• Scaling of sensorimotor control in terrestrial mammals.
• An experimental and morphometric test of the relationship between vertebral morphology and joint stiffness in Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus).
• A dynamic finite element analysis of human foot complex in the sagittal plane during level walking.
• Historical perspectives on the evolution of tetrapodomorph movement.
• Linking the evolution of body shape and locomotor biomechanics in bird-line archosaurs.
• Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria.
• Size-related changes in foot impact mechanics in hoofed mammals.
• Vertebral architecture in the earliest stem tetrapods.
• Whole-bone scaling of the avian pelvic limb.
• Statistical parametric mapping of the regional distribution and ontogenetic scaling of foot pressures during walking in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
• 3D Morphometric and posture study of felid scapulae using statistical shape modelling.
• Elbow joint adductor moment arm as an indicator of forelimb posture in extinct quadrupedal tetrapods.
• From flat foot to fat foot: structure, ontogeny, function, and evolution of elephant "sixth toes".
• A computational analysis of limb and body dimensions in Tyrannosaurus rex with implications for locomotion, ontogeny, and growth.
• Comparative axial morphology in pinnipeds and its correlation with aquatic locomotory behaviour.
• The effects of selective breeding on the architectural properties of the pelvic limb in broiler chickens: a comparative study across modern and ancestral populations.
• Integration of biomechanical compliance, leverage, and power in elephant limbs.
• Functional specialization and ontogenetic scaling of limb anatomy in Alligator mississippiensis.
• Topsy-turvy locomotion: biomechanical specializations of the elbow in suspended quadrupeds reflect inverted gravitational constraints.
• Tyrannosaurus rex redux: Tyrannosaurus tail portrayals.
• BoneJ: Free and extensible bone image analysis in ImageJ.
• Tyrannosaur paleobiology: new research on ancient exemplar organisms.
• Scaling of sensorimotor control in terrestrial mammals.
• Variation in center of mass estimates for extant sauropsids and its importance for reconstructing inertial properties of extinct archosaurs.
• The first known alvarezsaurid (theropoda: Aves) from North America
• Analysis of hindlimb muscle moment arms in Tyrannosaurus rex using a three-dimensional musculoskeletal computer model: Implications for stance, gait, and speed
• The anatomical foundation for multidisciplinary studies of animal limb function: Examples from dinosaur and elephant limb imaging studies
• Erratum: Tyrannosaurus was not a fast runner (Nature (2002) 415 (1018-1021))
• Phylogenetic definitions and nomenclature of the major taxonomic categories of the carnivorous Dinosauria (Theropoda)
• New information on Segisaurus halli, a small theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Arizona
• The evolution of pelvic osteology and soft tissues on the line to extant birds (Neornithes)
• Response: Of ideas, dichotomies, methods, and data - How much do elephant kinematics differ from those of other large animals?
• Adductors, abductors, and the evolution of archosaur locomotion
• Theropod locomotion
• Segmental Kinematic Coupling of the Human Spinal Column during Locomotion
• The evolution of femoral osteology and soft tissues on the line to extant birds (Neornithes)
• The evolution of locomotion in archosaurs
• The movements of limb segments and joints during locomotion in African and Asian elephants (Journal of Experimental Biology 211, (2735-2751))
• Constraint-based exclusion of limb poses for reconstructing theropod dinosaur locomotion
• Three-dimensional geometric analysis of felid limb bone allometry.
• More thoughts on the relationship between apparent and material densities in bone.
• The evolutionary continuum of limb function from early theropods to birds.
• The movements of limb segments and joints during locomotion in African and Asian elephants.
• Some basic relationships between density values in cancellous and cortical bone.
• Ontogenetic scaling of foot musculoskeletal anatomy in elephants.
• The three-dimensional locomotor dynamics of African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants reveal a smooth gait transition at moderate speed.
• A 3D interactive method for estimating body segmental parameters in animals: application to the turning and running performance of Tyrannosaurus rex.
• Biomechanics: Are fast-moving elephants really running?
• The evolution of hindlimb tendons and muscles on the line to crown-group birds.
• Pelvic and hindlimb musculature of Tyrannosaurus rex (Dinosauria: Theropoda).
• Tyrannosaurus was not a fast runner.
• Biomechanical modeling and sensitivity analysis of bipedal running ability. I. Extant taxa.
• Biomechanics: early birds surmount steep slopes.
• The locomotor kinematics of Asian and African elephants: changes with speed and size.
• The structure of the cushions in the feet of African elephants (Loxodonta africana).
• Biomechanical modeling and sensitivity analysis of bipedal running ability. II. Extinct taxa.
• Correction: Biomechanics of Running Indicates Endothermy in Bipedal Dinosaurs.
• Biomechanics of running indicates endothermy in bipedal dinosaurs.
• Correction: Three-Dimensional Geometric Analysis of Felid Limb Bone Allometry.
• Dinosaur locomotion: beyond the bones.
• Functional specialisation of pelvic limb anatomy in horses (Equus caballus).
• Deciphering locomotion in reptiles: application of elliptic Fourier transforms to femoral microanatomy
• Quantitative biomechanical assessment of locomotor capabilities of the stem archosaur Euparkeria capensis
• Unravelling the postural diversity of mammals: Contribution of humeral cross-sections to palaeobiological inferences
• Locomotor and postural diversity among reptiles viewed through the prism of femoral microanatomy: Palaeobiological implications for some Permian and Mesozoic taxa
• Modern three-dimensional digital methods for studying locomotor biomechanics in tetrapods
• Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors
• Correction to: Unravelling the postural diversity of mammals: Contribution of humeral cross-sections to palaeobiological inferences
• Evolution of posture in amniotes–Diving into the trabecular architecture of the femoral head
• Macroevolutionary patterns in the pelvis, stylopodium and zeugopodium of megalosauroid theropod dinosaurs and their importance for locomotor function
• Musculoskeletal modelling of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) hindlimb: Effects of limb posture on leverage during terrestrial locomotion
• Visual feedback influences the consistency of the locomotor pattern in Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus )
• Reconstruction of the pelvic girdle and hindlimb musculature of the early tetanurans Piatnitzkysauridae (Theropoda, Megalosauroidea)
• Unlocking the secrets of kangaroo locomotor energetics: Postural adaptations underpin increased tendon stress in hopping kangaroos
• Hindlimb kinematics, kinetics, and muscle dynamics during sit-to-stand and sit-to-walk transitions in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
• Estimation of the forces exerted on the limb long bones of a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) using musculoskeletal modelling and simulation
• The evolution of femoral morphology in giant non-avian theropod dinosaurs
• Biomechanical modeling of musculoskeletal function related to the terrestrial locomotion of Riojasuchus tenuisceps (Archosauria: Ornithosuchidae)
• Footfall patterns and stride parameters of Common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) on land
• New theropod dinosaur remains from the Upper Cretaceous of the Kem Kem Group (Eastern Morocco) clarify spinosaurid morphology
• A novel biomechanical model of the mouse forelimb predicts muscle activity in optimal control simulations of reaching movements
• 3D models related to the publication: Morphological and functional changes in the vertebral column with increasing aquatic adaptation in crocodylomorphs
• Hindlimb biomechanics of Lagosuchus talampayensis (Archosauria, Dinosauriformes), with comments on skeletal morphology
• Hindlimb kinematics, kinetics and muscle dynamics during sit-to-stand and sit-to-walk transitions in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
• Long bone microanatomy in elephants: microstructural insights into gigantic beasts
• A novel biomechanical model of the proximal mouse forelimb predicts muscle activity in optimal control simulations of reaching movements