Building a better alligator: Advanced 3-D models of bite data
Saturday, June 17, 2017 - 20:52
in Biology & Nature
The ability to bite hard is critical for crocodilians to eat their food such as turtles, wildebeest and other large prey; therefore, their anatomy is closely studied by veterinarians and paleontologists who are interested in animal movements and anatomy. Now, researchers have developed three-dimensional models of the skull of the American alligator using cutting-edge imaging and computational tools.