Model output at gape 10 deg. and all jaw closers 100% active
| . | SP (G) . | . | SP (P) . | . | PS . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation FRF (°) . | ReqMQS . | RemMQS . | ReqMQS . | RemMQS . | ReqMQS . | RemMQS . | |||
| –138 | 0.694 | 0.017 | 0.695 | –0.006 | 0.163 | 0.125 | |||
| –90 | 0.565 | –0.112 | 0.566 | –0.135 | 0.129 | 0.091 | |||
| –42 | 0.435 | –0.242 | 0.436 | –0.266 | 0.093 | 0.056 | |||
| . | SP (G) . | . | SP (P) . | . | PS . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation FRF (°) . | ReqMQS . | RemMQS . | ReqMQS . | RemMQS . | ReqMQS . | RemMQS . | |||
| –138 | 0.694 | 0.017 | 0.695 | –0.006 | 0.163 | 0.125 | |||
| –90 | 0.565 | –0.112 | 0.566 | –0.135 | 0.129 | 0.091 | |||
| –42 | 0.435 | –0.242 | 0.436 | –0.266 | 0.093 | 0.056 | |||
For a given range of food reaction force orientations (FRF) the corresponding required (Req) and remaining (Rem) moments around the quadrato–squamosal joint (QS) in Sphenodon punctatus (SP) and Plocederma stellio (PS) are given. G, data from Gorniak et al.(Gorniak et al., 1982); P, data obtained by dissection of a specimen from the Prague Natural History Museum