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Maclaren James

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ORCID
0000-0003-4177-227X
Main Referenced Co-authors
Fischer, Valentin  (13)
Bennion, Rebecca  (11)
Nauwelaerts, Sandra (6)
Coombs, Ellen (4)
Lambert, Olivier  (4)
Main Referenced Keywords
3D (2); Anatomy (2); Animals (2); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2); geometric morphometrics (2);
Main Referenced Unit & Research Centers
Geology - GEOLOGY (4)
Geology - ULiège (4)
Main Referenced Disciplines
Zoology (17)
Earth sciences & physical geography (12)
Life sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others (5)
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology (4)
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others (1)

Publications (total 26)

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Fischer, V., Bennion, R., Foffa, D., Maclaren, J., McCurry, M., Melstrom, K., & Bardet, N. (2022). Ecological signal in the size and shape of marine amniote teeth. Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences. doi:10.1098/rspb.2022.1214 https://hdl.handle.net/2268/293921

The most cited

29 citations (OpenAlex)

Fischer, V., Maclaren, J., Soul, L. C., Bennion, R., Druckenmiller, P. S., & Benson, R. B. J. (2020). The macroevolutionary landscape of short-necked plesiosaurians. Scientific Reports, 10 (16434), 1-12. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-73413-5 https://hdl.handle.net/2268/251288

The most significant

Kaashoek, M., Maclaren, J., Aerts, P., & Nauwelaerts, S. (2023). Evolution of the Equid Limb. In The Equids. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-27144-1_13
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Maclaren, J., Bennion, R., Bardet, N., & Fischer, V. (May 2022). Global ecomorphological restructuring of dominant marine reptiles prior to the Cretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinction. Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences, 289, 202220585. doi:10.1101/2021.12.30.474572
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Maclaren, J. (2021). Biogeography a key influence on distal forelimb variation in horses through the Cenozoic. Proceedings of the Royal Society. Biological Sciences. doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.2465
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Fischer, V., Vaczi, N., Bennion, R., Cottereau, R., Wujek, J. L., & Maclaren, J. (2024). Accurate specimen digitization through glass achieved and validated using 3D surface scanning. Palaeontologia Electronica, 27 (2), 44. doi:10.26879/1375
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De Ridder, T., Goossenaerts, E., Spruyt, J., Van Ginneken, C., Aerts, P., & Maclaren, J. (2024). First description of the baubellum in the spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus (Mammalia: Ursidae). Journal of Anatomy, 245 (4), 658 - 662. doi:10.1111/joa.14070
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Maclaren, J. (2023). Looking back over the shoulder: New insights on the unique scapular anatomy of the tapir (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae). Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology. doi:10.1002/ar.25352
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Van Linden, L., Stoops, K., Dumbá, L. C. C. S., Cozzuol, M. A., & Maclaren, J. (March 2023). Sagittal crest morphology decoupled from relative bite performance in Pleistocene tapirs (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae). Integrative Zoology, 18 (2), 254 - 277. doi:10.1111/1749-4877.12627
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Bennion, R., Maclaren, J., Coombs, E., Marx, F., Lambert, O., & Fischer, V. (2023). Convergence and constraint in the cranial evolution of mosasaurid reptiles and early cetaceans. Paleobiology, 1-17. doi:10.1017/pab.2022.27
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Kaashoek, M., Maclaren, J., Aerts, P., & Nauwelaerts, S. (2023). Evolution of the Equid Limb. In The Equids. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-27144-1_13
Peer reviewed

Fischer, V., Bennion, R., Foffa, D., Maclaren, J., McCurry, M., Melstrom, K., & Bardet, N. (2022). Ecological signal in the size and shape of marine amniote teeth. Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences. doi:10.1098/rspb.2022.1214
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Maclaren, J., Bennion, R., Bardet, N., & Fischer, V. (May 2022). Global ecomorphological restructuring of dominant marine reptiles prior to the Cretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinction. Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences, 289, 202220585. doi:10.1101/2021.12.30.474572
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Chatar, N., Boman, R., Fallon Gaudichon, V., Maclaren, J., Goyens, J., & Fischer, V. (2022). A new, high-speed protocol to run muscle-driven biomechanical simulations trough finite element analyses [Poster presentation]. XIX Annual Conference of the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists, Benevento, Italy. doi:10.18563/pv.eavp2022
Editorial reviewed

Pickford, M., & Maclaren, J. (2022). The most complete skull of Brachyodus onoideus (Anthracotheriidae), Liège University collections. Historical Biology, 34 (8), 1480 - 1493. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2043291
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Fischer, V., Maclaren, J., Bennion, R., Sparla, P., & Bardet, N. (December 2021). Marine tetrapod feeding guilds using automated high-density 3D geometric morphometrics [Paper presentation]. 65th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Fallon Gaudichon, V., Boman, R., Chatar, N., Maclaren, J., & Fischer, V. (07 September 2021). Uncovering the biomechanical disparity of Cretaceous marine reptile feeding via finite element analysis [Paper presentation]. 69th Symposium on Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Fischer, V., Maclaren, J., Bennion, R., Sparla, P., & Bardet, N. (20 April 2021). Leaving the triangle: marine tetrapod tooth guilds using automated high-density 3d geometric morphometrics [Paper presentation]. 9th International Meeting on the Secondary Adaptation of Tetrapods to Life in Water, Santiago, Chile.

Maclaren, J. (2021). Biogeography a key influence on distal forelimb variation in horses through the Cenozoic. Proceedings of the Royal Society. Biological Sciences. doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.2465
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Bennion, R., Maclaren, J., Coombs, E., Marx, F., Lambert, O., & Fischer, V. (2021). Leviathans Unleashed: Skull Ecomorphological Evolution During The Initial Aquatic Radiations Of Mosasaurs And Cetaceans [Paper presentation]. 9th International Meeting on the Secondary Adaptation of Tetrapods to Life in Water, Santiago, Chile.

Street, H., Caldwell, M., Maclaren, J., Bennion, R., & Fischer, V. (2021). A European mosasaurine (Squamata: Mosasauridae) with affinities to a clade from new zealand [Paper presentation]. 81st annual meeting of the the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Bennion, R., Maclaren, J., Coombs, E., Marx, F., Lambert, O., & Fischer, V. (December 2020). Charting new waters: changes in skull ecomorphology during the initial aquatic radiations of mosasaurs and cetaceans [Paper presentation]. 64th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association.

Bennion, R., Maclaren, J., Coombs, E., Lambert, O., & Fischer, V. (June 2020). Charting new waters: changes in skull ecomorphology during the initial aquatic radiations of mosasaurs and cetaceans [Poster presentation]. Progressive Palaeontology 2020.

Fischer, V., Maclaren, J., Soul, L. C., Bennion, R., Druckenmiller, P. S., & Benson, R. B. J. (2020). The macroevolutionary landscape of short-necked plesiosaurians. Scientific Reports, 10 (16434), 1-12. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-73413-5
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Maclaren, J., & McHorse, B. (January 2020). Comparative forelimb myology and muscular architecture of a juvenile Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus). Journal of Anatomy, 236 (1), 85-97. doi:10.1111/joa.13087
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Van Houtven, K., & Maclaren, J. (June 2019). Shoulder-blade Runners: Utility of the Scapula Fossa Ratio to Investigate Locomotor Evolution in Equids (Mammalia: Perissodactyla). Journal of Morphology, 280 (S1), 232.
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Maclaren, J., Hanegraef, H., Indekeu, P., Aerts, P., & Nauwelaerts, S. (June 2019). Fetlock Morphology in Equoids (Mammalia: Perissodactyla) and its Relationship to Mass, Diet and Extrinsic Evolutionary Drivers. Journal of Morphology, 280 (S1), 170.
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Maclaren, J., & Nauwelaerts, S. (2019). Modern Tapirs as Morphofunctional Analogues for Locomotion in Endemic Eocene European Perissodactyls. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. doi:10.1007/s10914-019-09460-1
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Maclaren, J., Hulbert Jr., R., Wallace, S., & Nauwelaerts, S. (October 2018). A morphometric analysis of the forelimb in the genus Tapirus (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) reveals influences of habitat, phylogeny and size through time and across geographical space. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 184 (2), 499-515. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly019
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Maclaren, J., & Nauwelaerts, S. (July 2017). Interspecific variation in the tetradactyl manus of modern tapirs (Perissodactyla: Tapirus) exposed using geometric morphometrics. Journal of Morphology, 278 (1), 1517-1535. doi:10.1002/jmor.20728
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Maclaren, J., & Nauwelaerts, S. (July 2016). A three-dimensional morphometric analysis of upper forelimb morphology in the enigmatic tapir (Perissodactyla: Tapirus ) hints at subtle variations in locomotor ecology. Journal of Morphology, 277 (11), 1469-1485. doi:10.1002/jmor.20588
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