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Comparative Skeleton

Comparative Skeleton is a scholarly framework within skeletal anatomy that systematically contrasts the structural and functional attributes of skeletal systems across different species to identify evolutionary adaptations, homologies, and morphological divergences.

908

Publications

42.6K

Citations

2.1K

Authors

816

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

162

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Publications

908

Postcranial robusticity in <i>Homo</i>. I: Temporal trends and mechanical interpretation

Christopher B. Ruff, Erik Trinkaus, Alan Walker et al. · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1993 · 575 citations

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On the archetype and homologies of the vertebrate skeleton

Richard Owen · John Van Voorst eBooks · 1848 · 535 citations · Full text

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A Comprehensive Phylogenetic Study of Amiid Fishes (Amiidae) Based on Comparative Skeletal Anatomy. an Empirical Search for Interconnected Patterns of Natural History

Lance Grande, William E. Bemis · Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology · 1998 · 506 citations · Full text

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Allometry of the limb bones of mammals from shrews (Sorex) to elephant (Loxodonta)

R. McN. Alexander, A. S. Jayes, G. M. O. Maloiy et al. · Journal of Zoology · 1979 · 426 citations

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Osteology of <i>Tyrannosaurus Rex</i> : Insights from a nearly complete Skeleton and High-Resolution Computed Tomographic Analysis of the Skull

Christopher A. Brochu · Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology · 2003 · 399 citations

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Authors

2.1K

  1. JR
    John R. Hutchinson

    Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 690 citations

    10

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  2. PJ
    Philip J. Currie

    University of Alberta, Canada

    10 publications · 688 citations

    10

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  3. MA
    Mark A. Norell

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    9 publications · 982 citations

    9

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  4. JL
    Junchang Lü

    Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China

    8 publications · 314 citations

    8

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  5. ET
    Erik Trinkaus

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    8 publications · 1.3K citations

    8

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Institutions

816

  1. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    27 h-index

    55 publications

    3.7K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    25 h-index

    80 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

    Beijing, China

    21 h-index

    57 publications

    3.6K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    63 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    26 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Field Museum of Natural History

    Chicago, United States

    16 h-index

    19 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    22 publications

    749 citations

  8. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    33 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

    JVP · 69 publications · 4.3K citations

    34

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  2. Journal of Morphology

    55 publications · 2.7K citations

    32

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  3. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    33 publications · 2.7K citations

    23

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  4. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

    25 publications · 1.7K citations

    21

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  5. PLoS ONE

    23 publications · 1.3K citations

    20

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