Allied Journal of Medical Research

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Allied Journal of Medical Research 44 7897 074717

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Rhynchocephalians were a successful, globally distributed group of diapsid reptiles that thrived within the Mesozoic. Multiple species of Clevosaurus existed worldwide within the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic, characterized by shearing bladelike teeth perhaps functionally analogous to the carnassial teeth of mammals. Morphometric analysis shows that the dentary morphospace of clevosaurs differs significantly from that of other rhynchocephalians. Five Clevosaurus species occupied islands within the Bristol Channel archipelago of the united kingdom , but generally not those occupied by mammaliaforms, suggesting dietary character displacement. Identifying the diet of such ancient, small tetrapods has been difficult. to spot the character of their feeding mechanics and ecology, we apply finite element analysis to 2 near complete three‐dimensional skulls of the species Clevosaurus hudsoni and Clevosaurus cambrica to estimate bite force, resistance to bending and torsion and therefore the distribution of stresses within the jaws during biting. Both species had bite forces and tooth pressures sufficient to interrupt apart chitin indicating that, like early Mesozoic mammaliaforms, clevosaurs could prey on tough‐shelled beetles and possibly small vertebrates. additionally , the ratio of the jaws falls within the range of early mammaliaforms, so though we cannot demonstrate niche partitioning between members of the 2 clades, it raises the prospect that they'll are functionally similar.

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