Table 2. Mean brick stress (VM) of select skull regions during static bite tests at various angles and jaw regions for solved FE models for C. l. dingo.
Gape Angle | Region | Canine | Carnassial |
5° | Skull | 3.26 | 2.06 |
Cranium | 1.77 | 1.22 | |
Rostrum | 1.69 | 1.12 | |
Antorbital | 1.68 | 1.29 | |
Zygomatic | 1.90 | 1.35 | |
Mandible | 6.24 | 3.75 | |
15° | Skull | 3.08 | 1.97 |
Cranium | 1.76 | 1.17 | |
Rostrum | 1.69 | 1.07 | |
Antorbital | 1.68 | 1.22 | |
Zygomatic | 1.91 | 1.29 | |
Mandible | 5.72 | 3.57 | |
25° | Skull | 2.75 | 1.81 |
Cranium | 1.74 | 1.13 | |
Rostrum | 1.68 | 1.03 | |
Antorbital | 1.68 | 1.17 | |
Zygomatic | 1.91 | 1.24 | |
Mandible | 4.77 | 3.18 | |
35° | Skull | 2.43 | 1.63 |
Cranium | 1.64 | 1.07 | |
Rostrum | 1.58 | 0.97 | |
Antorbital | 1.60 | 1.10 | |
Zygomatic | 1.84 | 1.18 | |
Mandible | 4.00 | 2.75 | |
45° | Skull | 2.29 | 1.57 |
Cranium | 1.58 | 1.06 | |
Rostrum | 1.51 | 0.96 | |
Antorbital | 1.53 | 1.08 | |
Zygomatic | 1.78 | 1.17 | |
Mandible | 3.71 | 2.60 | |
55° | Skull | 2.21 | 1.58 |
Cranium | 1.52 | 1.10 | |
Rostrum | 1.46 | 1.02 | |
Antorbital | 1.48 | 1.13 | |
Zygomatic | 1.72 | 1.23 | |
Mandible | 3.60 | 2.54 | |
65° | Skull | 2.13 | 1.58 |
Cranium | 1.47 | 1.14 | |
Rostrum | 1.42 | 1.07 | |
Antorbital | 1.38 | 1.18 | |
Zygomatic | 1.81 | 1.28 | |
Mandible | 3.46 | 2.47 |