References / paperFeeding mechanics and bite force modelling of the skull of Dunkleosteus terrelli, an ancient apex predator
Anderson, P.S.L.; Westneat, M.W.
Year2007
Source roleprimary-study
DOI / ID10.1098/rsbl.2006.0569
Fitness and scope
morphology · ecology
Biomechanical estimates from reconstructed skull geometry are model outputs, not directly observed behaviour.
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morphology · mediumA reconstructed Dunkleosteus terrelli skull and linkage model yield explicit estimates of jaw kinematics and bite force. The estimates depend on geometry and muscle assumptions and are not direct observations of behaviour, ecology or a genus-wide body plan.
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