A biomechanical model of feeding kinematics for Dunkleosteus terrelli (arthrodira, placodermi)

Paleobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-269

  Anderson, Philip S L ^a,c   Westneat, Mark W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FEEDING; FISH; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; SKULL;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODIRA; PISCES; PLACODERMI;

EID: 67449151938     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08011.1     Document Type: Article

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