A switch in jaw form-function coupling during the evolution of mammals
J. Tseng, S. Garcia-Lara, J. J. Flynn, E. Holmes, T. B. Rowe, B. V. Dickson
This paper shows that crown mammals have diverse jaw shapes but stereotyped jaw stiffness, which is genetically based and allows resistance to deformation despite dietary diversity.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2022Evolutionary Biology