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. 2016 Oct 12;3(10):160568. doi: 10.1098/rsos.160568

Table 1.

Muscle loads applied to each side of the FE models of Fukomys mechowii and Bathyergus suillis.

force (N)
muscle Fukomys Bathyergus
temporalis 20.7 24.1
superficial masseter 6.3 7.3
deep masseter 11.7 13.6
anterior ZM 1.5 1.7
posterior ZM 1.5 1.7
infraorbital ZM 3.0 3.5
medial pterygoid 5.1 6.0
lateral pterygoid 3.3 3.8