Publications

Refereed research articles (for conference abstracts, please see CV)

Published/Accepted/In review

Jones, M.E.H., Button, D.J., Barrett, P.B., Porro, L.B. 2019. Digital dissection of the head of the rock dove (Columba livia) using contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Zoological Letters. 5: 17. [doi: 10.1186/s40851-019-0129-z] [Open Access]

Brocklehurst R., Porro, L., Herrel, A., Adriaens, D., Rayfield, E. 2019. A digital dissection of two teleost fishes: comparative functional anatomy of the cranial musculoskeletal system in pike (Esox lucius) and eel (Anguilla anguilla). Journal of Anatomy. 235: 189 - 204. [doi:10.1111/joa.13007]

Collings, A.J., Porro, L.B., Hill, C., Richards, C.T. 2019. The impact of pelvic lateral rotation on hindlimb kinematics and stride length in the red-legged running frog, Kassina maculata. Royal Society Open Science. 6: 190060. [doi: 10.1098/rsos.190060] [Open Access]

Ballell, A., Moon, B.C., Porro, L.B., Benton, M.J., Rayfield, E.J. 2019. Convergence and functional evolution of longirostry in crocodylomorphs. Palaeontology. 62: 867 - 887 [doi.org/10.1111/pala.12432]

Lomax, D.R., Porro, L.B., Larkin, N.R. 2019. Descriptive anatomy of the largest known specimen of Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis (Reptilila: Ichthyosauria) including computed tomography and digital reconstruction of a three-dimensional skull. PeerJ. 7:e6112 [https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6112] [Open Access]

Ross, C.R., Porro, L.B., Herrel, A., Evans, S.E., Fagan, M.J. 2018. Bite force and cranial bone strain in four species of lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221: jeb180240. [doi: 10.1242/jeb.180240]

Clack, J.A., Porro, L.B., Bennett, C.E. 2018. A Crassigyrinus-like jaw from the Tournasian (Early Mississippian) of Scotland. Earth and Environmental Science Transations of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 108: 37-46. [doi: 10.1017/S1755691018000087]

Richards, C.T., Porro, L.B. 2018. A novel kinematics analysis method using quaternion interpolation - a case study in frog jumping. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 454: 410-424. [doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.06.010]

Porro, L.B., Richards, C.T. 2017. Digital dissection of the model organism Xenopus laevis using contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Journal of Anatomy. 231: 169-191. (Journal cover) [doi: 10.1111/joa.12625]

Porro, L.B., Collings, A.J., Eberhard, E.A., Chadwick, K.P., Richards, C.T. 2017. Inverse dynamic modelling of jumping in the red-legged running frog Kassina maculata. Journal of Experimental Biology. 220: 1882-1893. (Journal cover) [doi: 10.1242/jeb.155416]

Richards, C.T., Porro, L.B., Collings, A.J. 2017. Kinematic crontrol of extreme jump angles in the red leg running frog, Kassina maculata. Journal of Experimental Biology. 220: 1894-1904. (Journal cover) [doi: 10.1242/jeb.144279]

Larkin, N.R., Porro, L.B. 2016. Three legs good, four legs better: making a quagga whole again with 3D printing. Collection Forum (Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections). 30: 73-84. [doi: 10.14351/0831-4985-30.1.73] [PDF]

Porro, L.B., Witmer, L.M., Barrett, P.M. 2015. Digital preparation and osteology of the skull of Lesothosaurus diagnosticus (Ornithischia: Dinosauria). PeerJ. 3:e1494 [doi: 10.7717/peerj.1494] [Open Access]

Porro, L.B., Rayfield, E.J., Clack, J.A. 2015. Computed tomography, anatomical description and three-dimensional reconstruction of the lower jaw of Eusthenopteron foordi Whiteaves, 1881 from the Upper Devonian of Canada. Palaeontology. 58: 1031-1047. [doi: 10.1111/pala.12192]

Porro, L.B., Rayfield, E.J., Clack, J.A. 2015. Descriptive anatomy and three-dimensional reconstruction of the skull of the early tetrapod Acanthostega gunnari Jarvik, 1952. PLOS ONE. 10 (3). [doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118882] [Open Access]

Larkin, N.R., West, J., Porro, L.B. 2015. Cleaning a dolphin skull and mandible to enable assessment of unusual mid-nineteenth century scrimshaw. Journal of Natural Sciences Collection. 2: 29-34.

Porro, L.B., Ross, C.F., Iriarte-Diaz, J., O’Reilly, J., Evans, S.E., Fagan, M.J. 2014. In vivo cranial bone strain and bite force in the agamid lizard Uromastyx geyri. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217: 1983-1992. [Open Access]

Porro, L.B., Metzger, K.A., Iriarte-Diaz, J., Ross, C.F. 2013. In vivo bone strain and finite element modeling of the mandible of Alligator mississippiensis. Journal of Anatomy. 223: 195-227. [doi: 10.1111/joa.12080] [PDF] (Journal cover)

Butler, R.J., Porro, L.B., Galton, P.M., Chiappe, L.M. 2012. Anatomy and cranial functional morphology of the small-bodied dinosaur Fruitadens haagarorum from the Upper Jurassic of the USA. PLOS ONE. 7. [doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031556] [PDF]

Porro, L.B., Butler, R.J., Barrett, P.M., Moore-Fay, S., Abel, R.L. 2011. New heterodontosaurid specimens from the Lower Jurassic of southern Africa and the early ornithischian dinosaur radiation. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 101: 351-366. [doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S175569101102010X] [PDF]

Porro, L.B., Ross, C.F., Holliday, C.M., Anapol, F., Ontiveros, L.C., Ontiveros, L.T. 2011. Free-body analysis, beam mechanics, and finite-element modeling of the mandible of Alligator mississippiensis. Journal of Morphology. 272: 910-937. [doi: 10.1002/jmor.10957] [PDF]

Reed, D.A., Porro, L.B., Iriarte-Diaz, J., Lemberg, J., Holliday, C., Anapol, F., Ross., C.F. 2011. The impact of bone and suture material properties on mandibular function in Alligator mississippiensis: testing theoretical phenotypes with finite element analysis. Journal of Anatomy. 218: 59-74. [doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01319.x] [PDF]

Ross, C.F., Berthaume, M.A., Dechow, P.C., Iriarte-Diaz, J., Porro, L.B., Richmond, B.G., Spencer, M., Strait, D. 2011. In vivo bone strain and finite-element modeling of the craniofacial haft in catarrhine primates. Journal of Anatomy. 218: 112-141. [doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01322.x] [PDF]

Norman, D.B., Crompton, A.W., Butler, R.J., Porro, L.B., Charig, A.J. 2011. The Lower Jurassic ornithischian dinosaur Heterodontosaurus tucki Crompton and Charig, 1962: cranial anatomy, functional morphology, taxonomy and relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163: 182-276. [doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00697.x] [PDF]

Butler, R.J., Galton, P.M., Porro, L.B., Chiappe, L.M., Erickson, G.M., Henderson, D.M. 2010. Lower limits of ornithischian dinosaur body size inferred from a new Upper Jurassic heterodontosaurid from North America. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 277: 375-381. [doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1494] [PDF]

Maidment, S.C.R. and Porro, L.B. 2010. Homology of the palpebral and origin of supraorbital ossifications in ornithischian dinosaurs. Lethaia. 43: 95-111. [doi: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2009.00172.x] [PDF]

Butler, R.J., Porro, L.B., Norman, D.B. 2008. A juvenile skull of the primitive ornithischian dinosaur Heterodontosaurus tucki from the ‘Stormberg’ of southern Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28: 702-711. [doi: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[702:AJSOTP]2.0.CO;2] [PDF]

Butler, R.J., Porro, L.B., Heckert, A.B. 2006. A supposed heterodontosaurid tooth from the Rhaetian of Switzerland and a reassessment of the European Late Triassic record of Ornithischia (Dinosauria). Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte. 2006: 613-633.

Other publications

Porro, L. 2018. Finding Noddy. Dinosaur Dreaming 2018 Field Report. 16-17.

Porro, L., Pol, D. 2007. 23rd Argentine Meeting of Vertebrate Palaeontology. Palaeontology Newsletter. 65: 55-60. [PDF]

Porro, L. 2007. Progressive Palaeontology 2006. Palaeontology Newsletter. 64: 51-54. [PDF]