Stephan Lautenschlager: Article Analysis

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Stephan Lautenschlager, a bio mechanist from the University in England, created computer models of three dino jaws by using pictures and 3-D scans of well-preserved fossils. Causing him to discover how far a dinosaur could open its jaws. He found very little research on the muscles and tendons of a dino’s jaw, so he gathered information on their closest relatives, birds and crocodiles. With this information he was able to make computerized models of the skulls of 3 dinos. The allosaurus fragilis, T-Rex, and the erlikosaurus andrewsi. The allosaurus reached a maximum tension limit of 92 degrees, the T-Rex reached 80 degrees, and the erlikosaurus reached 49 degrees. I think this is the most interesting part of the article because it shows how