ArticleRoyal Society open science2016
Modelling tooth-prey interactions in sharks: the importance of dynamic testing.
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- Hierarchical Microstructure of Tooth Enameloid in Two Lamniform Shark Species,Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Shape-preserving erosion controlled by the graded microarchitecture of shark tooth enameloid.Nature communications · 2020Article
- Not your father's homodonty-stress, tooth shape, and the functional homodont.Journal of anatomy · 2020Article
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Abstract
The shape of shark teeth varies among species, but traditional testing protocols have revealed no predictive relationship between shark tooth morphology and performance. We developed a dynamic testing device to quantify cutting performance of teeth. We mimicked head-shaking behaviour in feeding large sharks by attaching teeth to the blade of a reciprocating power saw fixed in a custom-built frame. We tested three tooth types at biologically relevant speeds and found differences in tooth cutting ability and wear. Teeth from the bluntnose sixgill (
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