A Force-Testing Machine Bit Proxy Insects between 3-D-Printed Teeth Replicas from An Upper and Lower (VIDEO)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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To imitate insect prey for experiments documenting bite force, energy efficiency and damage by Morganucodon and Kuehneotherium jaws, the researchers constructed gel-filled, candy bar-shaped rectangles coated with a polymer shell to mimic an insect's exoskeleton.

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UMass Amherst/Andrew Conith

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