Table 1 Calculated jaw adductor muscle forces.
From: Functional reorganisation of the cranial skeleton during the cynodont–mammaliaform transition
m. temp. sup | m. temp. pro | m. mass. sup. | m. mass. pro. | m.pter. ext. | m. pter. int. | SUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thrinaxodon liorhinus | ||||||
26.4 | 64.0 | 14.4 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.12 | 114.92 |
Diademodon tetragonus | ||||||
360 | 510 | 75 | 428 | 38 | 118 | 1529 |
Chiniquodon sanjuanensis | ||||||
32.4 | 40.8 | 12.5 | 20.3 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 115.6 |
cf. Probainognathus sp. | ||||||
4.8 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 28.3 |
Morganucodon oehleri | ||||||
2.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
Hadrocodium wui | ||||||
0.64 | 0.12 | 0.88 | 0.45 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 2.55 |
Monodelphis domestica | ||||||
7.2 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 29.5 |
Dasyurus hallucatus | ||||||
7.6 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 3 | 31.4 |
Petropseudes dahli | ||||||
20.4 | 33 | 40.8 | 26.6 | 3 | 6.4 | 130.2 |
