Scylla 1,603 Posted January 13 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macrophyseter 602 Posted January 13 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
