Why the long face? The mechanics of mandibular symphysis proportions in crocodiles.

Why the long face? The mechanics of mandibular symphysis proportions in crocodiles.

Crocodilians exhibit a spectrum of rostral shape from long snouted (longirostrine), through to short snouted (brevirostrine) morphologies. The proportional length of the mandibular symphysis correlates consistently with rostral shape, forming as much as 50% of the mandible's length in longirost...

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Main Authors: Christopher W Walmsley, Peter D Smits, Michelle R Quayle, Matthew R McCurry, Heather S Richards, Christopher C Oldfield, Stephen Wroe, Phillip D Clausen, Colin R McHenry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3547052?pdf=render

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