Comparison of mean von Mises stress between original and hypothetical FE models of Panoplosaurus and Euoplocephalus do not show a clear trend in stress reduction or increase (Figs. 5 b, 6 ), suggesting that the overall contribution of the secondary palate to reinforce the skull against feeding loads is minimal, for both nodosaurid and akylosaurid palate morphotypes.
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Divergent strategies in cranial biomechanics and feeding ecology of the ankylosaurian dinosaurs.
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