Pasha A. van Bijlert

This paper presents the first biomechanical analysis of Tanystropheus' neck, showing it was not extremely stiff and ribs did not impair movement, similar to sauropods.

The paper derives scaling equations for contact parameters in musculoskeletal simulations to account for body size, limb count, and contact spheres, demonstrating geometrically and dynamically similar behavior across species.

MuSkeMo is an open-source Blender plugin that simplifies musculoskeletal model creation and analysis by integrating model-building, visualization, and export capabilities.

The paper uses emu simulations to show grounded running is energetically optimal for birds due to anatomical constraints, resolving the grounded running paradox.