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Articles related to biomechanics

Photo: Guy Nolch
Feature: Why the Long Face?
Christopher Walmsley & Colin McHenry
The jaw strength of crocodiles can be predicted by simple linear measurements that could provide new insights into the diets of extinct marine reptiles.
The skull of a woma python
Feature: Out of the Mouths of Snakes
Alessandro Palci, Mark Hutchinson & Michael Lee
DNA analysis and 3D imaging have revealed how snakes evolved their huge gape independently across different lineages.
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