The Predator mouths open to various degrees of width, often depending on the type of Yautja or its subspecies. Collar, David C.; Reece, Joshua S.; Alfaro, Michael E.; Wainwright, Peter C.; Mehta, Rita S. (June 2014). "Imperfect Morphological Convergence: Variable Changes in Cranial Structures Underlie Transitions to Durophagy in Moray Eels". The American Naturalist. 183 (6): E168–E184. doi: 10.1086/675810. ISSN 0003-0147. PMID 24823828. S2CID 17433961. The Predator: Eyes of the Demon book also indicated that the Predators can control certain functions of their equipment with their mandibles while wearing the bio-mask.

Similarly, A. fragilis had its strongest bite with a gape angle of 32.5 degrees. But the new analysis find this dino could open its mouth a whopping 92 degrees. That’s more than a right angle! WAINWRIGHT, PETER C.; BELLWOOD, DAVID R.; WESTNEAT, MARK W.; GRUBICH, JUSTIN R.; HOEY, ANDREW S. (2004-04-22). "A functional morphospace for the skull of labrid fishes: patterns of diversity in a complex biomechanical system". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 82 (1): 1–25. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00313.x. ISSN 0024-4066. fossil Any preserved remains or traces of ancient life. There are many different types of fossils: The bones and other body parts of dinosaurs are called “body fossils.” Things like footprints are called “trace fossils.” Even specimens of dinosaur poop are fossils. The process of forming fossils is called fossilization. Each type has its own unique features and uses, and they've evolved over time to help the Predators hunt, survive, and communicate. environment The sum of all of the things that exist around some organism or the process and the condition those things create for that organism or process. Environment may refer to the weather and ecosystem in which some animal lives, or, perhaps, the temperature, humidity and placement of components in some electronics system or product.

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Stan Winston, the main creator of the Predator creature, initially struggled with the design of the Jungle Hunter. angle The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet. Starting from the third movie, the skin around the Predator's mouth became "flabby", leaving the mouth looking weird on the sides. The mandibles help keep the food in place while also ripping off pieces of it, so it fits better in the mouth.

Lautenschlager used pictures and 3-D scans of well-preserved fossils to create computer models of the three dinos’ jaws. In particular, he was interested in the dozen or more areas where muscles or tendons attached to the skull and lower jaw. These are contrasting methods for the removal of food particles from a water flow: for example, by the gill rakers of fish, the baleen of whales, or the ostia of sponges.

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