The Biomechanics Behind Extreme Osteophagy in Tyrannosaurus rex
Abstract Most carnivorous mammals can pulverize skeletal elements by generating tooth pressures between occluding teeth that exceed cortical bone shear strength, thereby permitting access to marrow and phosphatic salts. Conversely, carnivorous reptiles have non-occluding dentitions that engender neg...
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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