Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
A switch in jaw form-function coupling during the evolution of mammals
J. Tseng, S. Garcia-Lara, J. J. Flynn…·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.
DOI 10.1098/rstb.2022.0091