Armita R. Manafzadeh
@armanafzadeh.bsky.social
Man-off-ZAH-deh. PhD. Donnelley Fellow & NSF PRFB postdoc @ Yale. From August 2026: Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech. How do joints work and where do they come from? manafzadeh.com
In the end, we discovered that fibular reduction is far from a developmental artifact. This transformation ushered in a transition to long-axis-rotation-dominated 3D limb control, profoundly altering the course of theropod locomotor evolution.
November 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
In the end, we discovered that fibular reduction is far from a developmental artifact. This transformation ushered in a transition to long-axis-rotation-dominated 3D limb control, profoundly altering the course of theropod locomotor evolution.
Birds in our #XROMM studies used extreme knee long-axis rotation to turn, maneuver, and evade obstacles. We suspect it's also involved in navigating arboreal substrates & foot-propelled diving, plus in crucial non-locomotor behaviors like preening, courtship & prey capture.
November 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Birds in our #XROMM studies used extreme knee long-axis rotation to turn, maneuver, and evade obstacles. We suspect it's also involved in navigating arboreal substrates & foot-propelled diving, plus in crucial non-locomotor behaviors like preening, courtship & prey capture.