Expertise

Research Interests

  • Sauropod dinosaur limb biomechanics; use of 3-D modeling to reconstruct the appendicular skeleton of sauropod dinosaurs; nature of articular cartilage in sauropod dinosaurs; nature of hyaline cartilage in mammals, crocodilians and birds to reconstruct the cartilaginous portion of sauropod limb joints; crocodilian musculoskeletal anatomy; 3-D reconstructions of the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, blood vessels and nerves in the equine forelimb and hind limb

Academic Areas

  • Anatomy
Communities
Pharmacology, Physiology, Human Anatomy
Degrees
PhD, Louisiana State University, Vertebrate Paleontology, 2003
MS, Brigham Young University, Geology, 1999
BS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Geology, 1995
Keywords
veterinary medicine