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Dr Tahlia Pollock

@tipollock

Tooth morphology🦷 biomechanics🦴 feeding behaviour🥩 | Post-doc @BristolPalaeo | Research Affiliate @EvansEvoMorph lab | @BristolUni & @MonashUni | she/her

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7 months ago

Sabre teeth are a classic example of convergence. Our new study, integrating 3D shape, biomechanics, and optimality modelling, helps explain why: revealing that functional optimality was a key driver behind the repeated evolution of extreme sabre-tooth morphologies🔪🦷 Link⬇️

Sabre teeth are a classic example of convergence. Our new study, integrating 3D shape, biomechanics, and optimality modelling, helps explain why: revealing that functional optimality was a key driver behind the repeated evolution of extreme sabre-tooth morphologies🔪🦷 Link⬇️