Lawrence Witmer

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Professor of Anatomy

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Lawrence Witmer is a Professor of Anatomy at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in the United States. His research focuses on evolutionary anatomy, with recent publications addressing topics such as cranial anatomy in extinct species, the development of the endocranium in non-avian dinosaurs, and the evolutionary implications of skull sinuses in ancient reptiles. His work contributes to a deeper understanding of the anatomical changes and adaptations in both prehistoric and modern archosaurs.

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Collaborative Research: Dinosaur Jaw Muscle Evolution and the Origins of Avian Cranial Kinesis

Open Date: 2015-08-01

Close Date: 2019-07-31

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Toward the Visible Dinosaur: Integrating Anatomical Systems to Test Inferences of Function, Physiology, and Behavior, with Special Emphasis on Broader Impacts and Outreach

Open Date: 2011-07-01

Close Date: 2015-12-31

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Brain evolution in archosaurs: new implications for scaling, function, and the evolution of the modern conditions in birds and crocodilians

Open Date: 2005-07-01

Close Date: 2011-06-30

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DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Evolution of the Jaw Musculature of Archosaurs: The Transitions to the Modern Avian and Crocodilian Conditions and their Functional Implications

Open Date: 2004-06-01

Close Date: 2007-05-31

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The Ear Regions of Archosaurs: The Transition to the Modern Avian and Crocodilian Conditions and Functional Implications for Hearing and Balance in Dinosaurs

Open Date: 2004-02-15

Close Date: 2008-01-31

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Collaborators (16)

Philipp Schneider

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

AUSTRIA
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Marina Melchionna

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ITALY
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Mark Young

University of Edinburgh

UNITED KINGDOM
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Julian Davis

Associate Professor of Engineering

University of Southern Indiana

UNITED STATES
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Kevin Middleton

Associate Professor

University of Missouri

UNITED STATES
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Jonathan Mitchell

Assistant Professor

Coe College

UNITED STATES
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Michael Benton

University of Bristol

UNITED KINGDOM
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Philip Currie

University of Alberta

CANADA
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Lindsay E. Zanno

North Carolina State University

UNITED STATES
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Thomas Holtz

Principal Lecturer

University of Maryland

UNITED STATES
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Emily Rayfield

University of Bristol

UNITED KINGDOM
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CLAIRE CLARKIN

Associate Professor in Developmental and Skeletal Biology

University of Southampton

UNITED KINGDOM
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Stephen Wroe

University of New England

AUSTRALIA
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Gabriele Sansalone

Associate Professor

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

ITALY
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Stephen Brusatte

Professor of Palaeontology and Evolution

University of Edinburgh

UNITED KINGDOM
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Neil J. Gostling

University of Southampton

UNITED KINGDOM
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