Current Projects
Tracing postural shifts through synapsid evolution
The Triassic cynodont Thrinaxodon liorhinus (Jenkins 1971) Modern therian mammals are an active, diverse group characterized in part by upright limbs operating in a parasagittal plane. By bringing ground reaction forces closer to the center of mass...
Evolution of the mammalian vertebral column
Flesh reconstruction of the therapsid (cynodont) Thrinaxodon showing evolution of the "pectoral region". See Jones et al. 2018. Image copyright April Neander. Mammals are known for their great range of locomotor behaviors, including unique asymmetric...
