Select or drop a image or 3D model here to search.
We support JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, GLB, OBJ, STL, FBX. More formats will be added in the future.
Asset Overview
This 3D model of the semi-aquatic, predatory American alligator, *Alligator mississippiensis* (MUVC AL008) found in southeastern North America illustrates how having such a flat skull changes the orientations of jaw muscles to be in rather horizontal or diagnoal orientations compared to their ancestors. Read more on how the evolution of skull shape in crocodilians affected jaw muscle function in Sellers et al (2022) in in Anatomical Record: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24912. Thanks to the Rockefeller State Refuge, Louisiana for providing access to the specimen. Thanks to National Science Foundation 1631684 for supporting the work.
