Research projects

Prof. Dr. Torsten Scheyer Modular and integrative skull and neck biomechanics of extinct marine reptiles with focus on non-plesiosaurian Sauropterygia
Leadership/contacts		Prof. Dr. Torsten Scheyer (project leader) MSc Jonathan David Pople
Duration		September 2024 to May 2028
Funding sources		SNF, Personen- und Projektförderung
Collaborations		Dr. Sidney Fels, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Summary		data.snf.ch/grants/grant/10001433
Keywords		Biomechanics, Triassic, Sauropterygia, neck elongation, FEA, MDA, Diapsida, Fossils

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