Feeding biomechanics suggests progressive correlation of skull architecture and neck evolution in turtles

Abstract The origin of turtles is one of the most long-lasting debates in evolutionary research. During their evolution, a series of modifications changed their relatively kinetic and anapsid skull into an elongated akinetic structure with a unique pulley system redirecting jaw adductor musculature....

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Main Authors: Gabriel S. Ferreira, Stephan Lautenschlager, Serjoscha W. Evers, Cathrin Pfaff, Jürgen Kriwet, Irena Raselli, Ingmar Werneburg
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bf53b0e34c9548c0a30e44e8092ec215
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