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Using simple mechanical models this book examines the essential structural features and evolution of the mammalian jaw. Particular emphasis is placed on a study of the factors that contributed to the evolution of a basic jaw mechanism that is essentially the same, if not identical, in the majority of mammals.

Table of Contents
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The jaw viewed as a two-dimensional lever; 2. The jaw viewed as a three-dimensional lever; 3. Vector inclination and joint location; 4. Skull torsion and the postorbital bar; General summary; References; Index.

The Mammalian Jaw

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 19/07/2012
      ISBN13: 9781107016224, 978-1107016224
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      Science & Nature Zoology and animal sciences Zoology: mammals (mammalogy)

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Using simple mechanical models this book examines the essential structural features and evolution of the mammalian jaw. Particular emphasis is placed on a study of the factors that contributed to the evolution of a basic jaw mechanism that is essentially the same, if not identical, in the majority of mammals.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The jaw viewed as a two-dimensional lever; 2. The jaw viewed as a three-dimensional lever; 3. Vector inclination and joint location; 4. Skull torsion and the postorbital bar; General summary; References; Index.

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