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  1. Digital cranial endocast of Riograndia guaibensis (Late Triassic, Brazil) sheds light on the evolution of the brain in non-mammalian cynodonts

    Article • Historical Biology, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  2. Craniodental functional evolution in sauropodomorph dinosaurs

    Article • Paleobiology, May 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  3. Cranial biomechanics underpins high sauropod diversity in resource-poor environments

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, October 2014, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  4. Functional adaptation underpinned the evolutionary assembly of the earliest vertebrate skeleton

    Article • Evolution & Development, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Duncan James Edward Murdock, Professor Emily J Rayfield

  5. Cranial anatomy ofErlikosaurus andrewsi(Dinosauria, Therizinosauria): new insights based on digital reconstruction

    Article • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  6. Dietary specializations and diversity in feeding ecology of the earliest stem mammals

    Article • Nature, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  7. Functional anatomy and feeding biomechanics of a giant Upper Jurassic pliosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from Weymouth Bay, Dorset, UK

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, June 2014, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  8. A virtual world of paleontology

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Philip C Donoghue, Professor Emily J Rayfield

  9. Finite element, occlusal, microwear and microstructural analyses indicate that conodont microstructure is adapted to dental function

    Article • Palaeontology, February 2014, Wiley

    Professor Philip C Donoghue, Professor Emily J Rayfield

  10. Hydrodynamic constraints on the evolution and ecology of planktic foraminifera

    Article • Marine Micropaleontology, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  11. Adaptive plasticity in the mouse mandible

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  12. Digital dissection - using contrast-enhanced computed tomography scanning to elucidate hard- and soft-tissue anatomy in the Common BuzzardButeo buteo

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, December 2013, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  13. Inter-Vertebral Flexibility of the Ostrich Neck: Implications for Estimating Sauropod Neck Flexibility

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2013, PLOS

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  14. Feeding Mechanics in Spinosaurid Theropods and Extant Crocodilians

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2013, PLOS

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  15. The Endocranial Anatomy of Therizinosauria and Its Implications for Sensory and Cognitive Function

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  16. Linking evolution and development: Synchrotron Radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy of planktic foraminifers

    Article • Palaeontology, December 2012, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  17. Pedal Claw Curvature in Birds, Lizards and Mesozoic Dinosaurs – Complicated Categories and Compensating for Mass-Specific and Phylogenetic Control

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  18. Cranial biomechanics of Diplodocus (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): testing hypotheses of feeding behaviour in an extinct megaherbivore

    Article • The Science of Nature, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  19. Functional Morphometric Analysis of the Furcula in Mesozoic Birds

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2012, PLOS

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  20. Functional Evolution of the Feeding System in Rodents

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2012, PLOS

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  21. The sharpest tools in the box? Quantitative analysis of conodont element functional morphology

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, March 2012, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  22. Models in palaeontological functional analysis

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  23. Initial radiation of jaws demonstrated stability despite faunal and environmental change

    Article • Nature, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  24. Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, July 2011, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  25. The Response of Cranial Biomechanical Finite Element Models to Variations in Mesh Density

    Article • The Anatomical Record, March 2011, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  26. Modeling the effects of cingula structure on strain patterns and potential fracture in tooth enamel

    Article • Journal of Morphology, October 2010, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  27. Strain in the ostrich mandible during simulated pecking and validation of specimen-specific finite element models

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, September 2010, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  28. Mechanics of the scarf premaxilla-nasal suture in the snout ofLystrosaurus

    Article • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  29. Functional implications of dicynodont cranial suture morphology

    Article • Journal of Morphology, January 2010, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  30. Morphospace occupation in thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs: skull shape variation, species delineation and temporal patterns

    Article • Palaeontology, September 2009, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  31. Comparative Feeding Biomechanics ofLystrosaurusand the Generalized DicynodontOudenodon

    Article • The Anatomical Record, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  32. Utility and validity of Middle and Late Triassic ‘land vertebrate faunachrons’

    Article • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, March 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  33. Neurocranial osteology and systematic relationships of Varanus ( Megalania ) prisca Owen, 1859 (Squamata: Varanidae)

    Article • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, February 2009, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  34. Cranial performance in the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) as revealed by high-resolution 3-D finite element analysis

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, June 2008, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  35. Establishing a framework for archosaur cranial mechanics

    Article • Paleobiology, January 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  36. Patterns of morphospace occupation and mechanical performance in extant crocodilian skulls: A combined geometric morphometric and finite element modeling approach

    Article • Journal of Morphology, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  37. Functional morphology of spinosaur ‘crocodile-mimic’ dinosaurs

    Article • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, December 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Philippe G Young, Professor Emily J Rayfield

  38. Finite Element Analysis and Understanding the Biomechanics and Evolution of Living and Fossil Organisms

    Article • Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, May 2007, Annual Reviews

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  39. Using finite-element analysis to investigate suture morphology: A case study using large carnivorous dinosaurs

    Article • The Anatomical Record Part A Discoveries in Molecular Cellular and Evolutionary Biology, April 2005, Wiley

    Professor Emily J Rayfield

  40. Cranial design and function in a large theropod dinosaur

    Article • Nature, February 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Emily J Rayfield