Scylla Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Scientists expected meg teeth to be adapted to large lateral forces but found that when size was removed as a factor, other Megatooth sharks had better tooth shapes for handling the stresses. Done with finite element analysis. https://phys.org/news/2021-01-reveals-teeth-functioned-evolved-giant.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Corresponding paper: Ballell, A., Ferrón, H.G. (2021). Biomechanical insights into the dentition of megatooth sharks (Lamniformes: Otodontidae). Sci Rep 11(1232). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80323-z 1 If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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