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Edentulism, beaks, and biomechanical innovations in the evolution of theropod dinosaurs

Identifieur interne : 000697 ( Ncbi/Merge ); précédent : 000696; suivant : 000698

Edentulism, beaks, and biomechanical innovations in the evolution of theropod dinosaurs

Auteurs : Stephan Lautenschlager [Royaume-Uni] ; Lawrence M. Witmer ; Perle Altangerel [Mongolie] ; Emily J. Rayfield [Royaume-Uni]

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RBID : PMC:3870693

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Abstract

Significance

Edentulism and beaks (rhamphothecae) are distinguishing features among extant birds and are traditionally regarded as a response to weight-saving demands for the evolution of flight. However, keratin-covered beaks paralleled by edentulism appeared in non-avian theropod dinosaurs and as early as the Early Cretaceous. Here, high-resolution, digital biomechanical models of the skull of the Cretaceous therizinosaur Erlikosaurus andrewsi are used to investigate the functional significance of these morphological specialisations and adaptations occurring in non-avian, maniraptoriform dinosaurs. Results of finite-element analyses provide evidence that keratinous beaks play an important role in enhancing cranial stability by mitigation stress and strain during feeding and represent an evolutionary innovation developed early in derived theropod dinosaurs.


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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1310711110
PubMed: 24297877
PubMed Central: 3870693

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<div type="abstract" xml:lang="en">Maniraptoriformes, the speciose group of derived theropod dinosaurs that ultimately gave rise to modern birds, display a diverse and remarkable suite of skeletal adaptations. Apart from the evolution of flight, a large-scale change in dietary behavior appears to have been one of the main triggers for specializations in the bauplan of these derived theropods. Among the different skeletal specializations, partial or even complete edentulism and the development of keratinous beaks form a recurring and persistent trend in from the evolution of derived nonavian dinosaurs. Therizinosauria is an enigmatic maniraptoriform clade, whose members display these and other osteological characters thought to be correlated with the shift from carnivory to herbivory. This makes therizinosaurians prime candidates to assess the functional significance of these morphological characters. Based on a highly detailed biomechanical model of Erlikosaurus andrewsi, a therizinosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia, different morphological configurations incorporating soft-tissue structures, such as a keratinous rhamphotheca, are evaluated for their biomechanical performance. Our results indicate that the development of beaks and the presence of a keratinous rhamphotheca would have helped to dissipate stress and strain, making the rostral part of the skull less susceptible to bending and displacement, and this benefit may extend to other vertebrate clades that possess rhamphothecae. Keratinous beaks, paralleled by edentulism, thus represent an evolutionary innovation developed early in derived theropods to enhance cranial stability, distinct to postulated mass-saving benefits associated with the origin of flight.</div>
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