Functional Anatomy

Last updated on Apr 27, 2021
Reconstructed caudfemoralis musculature in Tyrannosaurus

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Scott Hartman
Scott Hartman
Associate Professor of Anatomy & Physiology

My research include mechanistic physiological modeling, biomechanics, phylogenetics and macroevolutionary patterns and extinction, particularly in Mesozoic vertebrates. I am particularly interested in synthesizing the above data into understanding the life appearance and behavior of dinosaurs, of which I sometimes create rigorous anatomical diagrams.

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Lower rotational inertia and larger leg muscles indicate more rapid turns in tyrannosaurids than in other large theropods
Tyrannosaurid dinosaurs had large preserved leg muscle attachments and low rotational inertia relative to their body mass, indicating …
Eric Snively, Haley O’Brien, Donald M Henderson, Heinrich Mallison, Lara A Surring, Michael E Burns, Thomas R Holtz Jr, Anthony P Russell, Lawrence M Witmer, Philip J Currie, Scott A Hartman, John R Cotton
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Lower rotational inertia and larger leg muscles indicate more rapid turns in tyrannosaurids than in other large theropods
Investigating the impact of competing interpretations of pectoral girdle placement and appendicular function on sauropod head height
Previous attempts to reconstruct the posture and potential range of motion in the cervical series of sauropod dinosaurs have focused on …
Scott Hartman
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Investigating the impact of competing interpretations of pectoral girdle placement and appendicular function on sauropod head height
Morphology of a specimen of *Supersaurus* (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, and a re-evaluation of diplodocid phylogeny
A new specimen of Supersaurus vivianae is described, providing additional information about the osteology of Supersaurus. The single …
David M. Lovelace, Scott Hartman, William R. Wahl
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Morphology of a specimen of *Supersaurus* (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, and a re-evaluation of diplodocid phylogeny