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1. On the inference of function from structure; 2. The extant phylogenetic bracket and the importance of reconstructing soft tissues in fossils; 3. Fossils, function and phylogeny; 4. Masticatory function in nonmammalian cynodonts and early mammals; 5. Correlations between craniodental morphology and feeding behavior in ungulates: reciprocal illumination between living and fossil taxa; 6. Functional predictions from theoretical models of the skull and jaws in reptiles and mammals; 7. Carnassial functioning in nimravid and felid sabretooths: theoretical basis and robustness of inferences; 8. The artificial determination of wear patterns on tooth models as a means to infer mandibular movement during feeding in mammals; 9. Determination of stresses in mammalian dental enamel and their relevance to the interpretation of feeding behaviors in extinct taxa; 10. The structural consequences of skull flattening in crocodilians; 11. Graphical analysis of dermal skull roof patterns; 12. The forelimb of Torosaurus, and an analysis of the posture and gait of ceratopsian dinosaurs; 13. Functional evolution of the hindlimb and tail from basal theropods to birds; 14. Functional interpretation of spinal anatomy in living and fossil amniotes; 15. To what extent may the mechanical environment of a bone be inferred from its internal architecture?; 16. Form vs function: the evolution of a dialectic.