Fig. 6: Scatter plot of the mechanical advantage of the masseter (x axis) vs. PC1 scores from Fig. 3 (y axis), which mainly describes jaw length. | Communications Biology

Fig. 6: Scatter plot of the mechanical advantage of the masseter (x axis) vs. PC1 scores from Fig. 3 (y axis), which mainly describes jaw length.

From: Jaw shape and mechanical advantage are indicative of diet in Mesozoic mammals

Fig. 6

a Extant taxa, b extinct taxa. Colors indicate known dietary categories of extant mammals and suggested dietary categories for Mesozoic mammals (obtained from the literature). Ovals indicate where extant taxa of known dietary categories plot, as in part a.

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