Dr Stephan Lautenschlager

@palaeostephan.bsky.social

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Associate Professor in Palaeobiology @ University of Birmingham, Research Lead @ Lapworth Museum of Geology, vertebrate palaeontologist, dinosaurs, digital visualisation, biomechanics & functional morphology 🦕🐶🌱🇪🇺

Doctoral research supervision award in the shape of a glas figurine with the University of Birmingham clock tower.
Yorkshire Terrier next to a dinosaur footprint.
Stess distribution models for different canine tooth shapes.
Animation showing the different canine shapes across different sabre-tooth groups.
Stress distribution models for the skulls of Smilodon (left) and Barbourofelis (right).
Computer simulation of different feeding scenarios of Barbourofelis using its elongated canines so subdue prey.
Digital skull models of the sabre-tooth species Smilodon (in the back and on the left) and Barbourofelis (in the front and on the right)
Animation of a digital model of a stem gnathostome being assembled from individual components into a full skeletal reconstruction.
Biomechanical simulation of the Rancor closing its jaws with stress distribution shown in different colours.
Biomechnical simulation of the Rancor biting down on alarge femur lodged in its jaws. The stress in the femur is indicated by colours and it is crushed by the Rancor's bite force.
Animation of a jaw gape analysis that simulates jaw movement of the Rancor and stretching the jaw muscles. A bar chart next to it depicts the muscle extension in different colours depending on the stretch factor.
Image from Return of the Jedi showing Luke Skywalker holding a large femur to defend himself against the Rancor.
Boxplot comparing bite forces for different extinct and modern vertebrates. The Rancor's bite force is second only behind a T. rex.
Digital skull model of the Rancor with jaw muscles appearing and jaw closing opening animation.
Animation of the digital Rancor skull model spinning around the vertical axis and opening and closing its jaws.
Digital skull rendirings of the Rancor in side view compared to the original model from Return of the Jedi.
Digitally created reconstruction of the skull of a Rancor shown in different views (left to right frontal, side, and oblique side view).
Image of the Rancor from Return of the Jedi showing a large bone lodged into its jaws by Luke Skywalker to defend himself against the Rancor.
Photo of a Yorkshire Terrier eating a stegosaur-shaped snack.
Booklet handed out to workshop participants with reference material featuring artwork of Megalosaurus.
Modern life reconstruction of the head of Megalosaurus (created by palaeoartist Andy Frazer) with the original illustration of the jaw of Megalosaurus in the background.
Announcement poster for the new dinosaur exhibition showing a sketch of Iguanodon from the 19th century in the background and a modern full-colour life reconstruction in the front.
Model of a dinosaur brain endocast being painted in different colours to indicate parts of the anatomy. With more dinosaur models in the background.
Picture of Chewbacca in the snow vs. A Yorkshire Terrier in the snow looking similarly disgruntled.
Cartoon sketch of a therizinosaur opening a champagne bottle.
Yorkshire terrier sitting on a dinosaur-themed carpet.
Ink and marker sketch of a therizinosaurs carving a Halloween pumpkin.