Clarifying relationships between cranial form and function in tapirs, with implications for the dietary ecology of early hominins
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65586-w
Abstract: Paleontologists and paleoanthropologists have long debated relationships between cranial morphology and diet in a broad diversity of organisms. While the presence of larger temporalis muscle attachment area (via the presence of sagittal crests) in carnivorans… read more here.
Keywords: sagittal crests; relationships cranial; early hominins; clarifying relationships ... See more keywords
Sagittal crest morphology decoupled from relative bite performance in Pleistocene tapirs (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae).
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DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12627
Abstract: Bite force is often associated with specific morphological features, such as sagittal crests. The presence of a pronounced sagittal crest in some tapirs (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) was recently shown to be negatively correlated with hard-object feeding,… read more here.
Keywords: pleistocene; bite; tapirs perissodactyla; sagittal crest ... See more keywords