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. 2013 Jan 16;8(1):e53873. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053873

Figure 25. Strain plot response to equal biting and twisting loads.

Figure 25

Direct comparison of mandible response to equal biting and shaking loads at the most anterior bite point (front). Strain magnitude is higher under the biting loads; the difference is noticeable for longirostrine (A–C) and mesorostrine (D–F) taxa. Taxon labels: A, Tomistoma schlegelii; B, Mecistops cataphractus; C, Crocodylus johnstoni; D, Crocodylus intermedius; E, Crocodylus novaeguineae; F, Crocodylus moreletii; G, Osteolaemus tetraspis.