The anatomy of a crushing bite: The specialised cranial mechanics of a giant extinct kangaroo

D. Rex Mitchell

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0221287

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The anatomy of a crushing bite: The specialised cranial mechanics of a giant extinct kangaroo

D. Rex Mitchell

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: drexmitch311@gmail.com

Affiliations Zoology Division, School of Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1495-4879

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The anatomy of a crushing bite: The specialised cranial mechanics of a giant extinct kangaroo

D. Rex Mitchell

Published: September 11, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221287

About the Authors

D. Rex Mitchell

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: drexmitch311@gmail.com

Affiliations Zoology Division, School of Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1495-4879

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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