Computational biomechanical analyses demonstrate similar shell-crushing abilities in modern and ancient arthropods

Volume: 285, Issue: 1889, Pages: 20181935 - 20181935
Published: Oct 24, 2018
Abstract
The biology of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus , is well documented—including its dietary habits, particularly the ability to crush shell with gnathobasic walking appendages—but virtually nothing is known about the feeding biomechanics of this iconic arthropod. Limulus polyphemus is also considered the archetypal functional analogue of various extinct groups with serial gnathobasic appendages, including eurypterids, trilobites...
Paper Details
Title
Computational biomechanical analyses demonstrate similar shell-crushing abilities in modern and ancient arthropods
Published Date
Oct 24, 2018
Volume
285
Issue
1889
Pages
20181935 - 20181935
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