Our
overarching aim is to identify and understand forces that drive the
evolution of skull morphology, a process facilitated by research into
relationships between cranio-mandibular anatomy, mechanics, and feeding
ecology in a wide range of living and fossil species.
Taxa
currently under investigation range from various mammals, such as lions,
sabretoothed cats, thylacines and hominids, to reptiles, including crocodilians,
varanids and theropod dinosaurs. While questions surrounding structure
and feeding behaviour remain a primary focus, biomedical and safety
science questions are growing areas of interest.
