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Description: Centres of arcs described by the upper canine teeth. (A) Smilodon fatalis and (B) Thylacosmilus atrox. The distance of the centre from the jaw joint in Thylacosmilus atrox suggests that considerable translation as well as rotation was involved in the insertion of the canine teeth. Landmark positions shown on Thylacosmilus atrox. (C) lateral and (D) frontal views of right hand side landmarks. Curves shown in colour relate to Landmark point Von Mises mean stresses. Right hand side landmarks only shown.
Title: Canines of Smilodon and Thylacosmilus
Credit: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0066888
Author: Stephen Wroe, Uphar Chamoli, William C. H. Parr, Philip Clausen, Ryan Ridgely, Lawrence Witmer
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