Fossils

Finite element models of bones loaded by muscle forces.

This work has been done through a collaboration between the EDDy Lab (Prof. Valentin Fisher) and the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (R. Boman) at the University of Liège.

More information in the fossils Wiki.

References

• Chatar N., Boman R., Fallon Gaudichon V., MacLaren J. A., & Fischer V. (2023). ‘Fossils’: A new, fast and open-source protocol to simulate muscle-driven biomechanical loading of bone. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14, 848–859. (pdf) (blog)
• Chatar N. (2023). Disparity, evolution, and convergence among felid and felid-like carnivorans. PhD thesis, ULiège. (pdf)
• Chatar N., Boman R., Fischer V., Segura V., Julémont C., Jack Tseng Z. (2024) Growing sabers: Mandibular shape and biomechanical performance trajectories during the ontogeny of Smilodon fatalis. The Anatomical Record (pdf)

Credits

• Illustration above by Dr Jamie MacLaren
• Fossil icon by Icons8