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- The study examines the evolutionary significance of a fused jaw joint (ossified mandibular symphysis) in the Anthropoidea suborder, which includes humans, versus unfused joints found in other primates.
- It compares the mechanical strength of intact jaw samples under stress simulations (biting and chewing) and finds that the fused symphysis withstands much greater force before breaking.
- The research indicates that while a fused jaw joint is stronger, it also introduces limitations on masticatory function elsewhere in the jaw, shedding light on the evolutionary implications of jaw structure in mammals.
Article Abstract
An ossified or 'fused' mandibular symphysis characterizes the origins of the Anthropoidea, a primate suborder that includes humans. Longstanding debate about the adaptive significance of variation in this jaw joint centers on whether a bony symphysis is stronger than an unfused one spanned by cartilage and ligaments. To provide essential information regarding mechanical performance, intact adult symphyses from representative primates and scandentians were loaded ex vivo to simulate stresses during biting and chewing - dorsoventral (DV) shear and lateral transverse bending ('wishboning'). The anthropoid symphysis requires significantly more force to induce structural failure vs. strepsirrhines and scandentians with unfused joints. In wishboning, symphyseal breakage always occurs at the midline in taxa with unfused conditions, further indicating that an ossified symphysis is stronger than an unfused joint. Greater non-midline fractures among anthropoids suggest that fusion imposes unique constraints on masticatory function elsewhere along the mandible, a phenomenon likely to characterize the evolution of fusion and jaw form throughout Mammalia.
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