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Figure 1. Dorsal view of a miniature pig skull (Sus scrofa) showing average peak strains during mastication. Solid arrows directed toward sutures indicate compressive strains; open arrows indicate tensile strains. The sutures of the braincase are predominantly tensed, while those of the snout are compressed. 500 µ = 500 microstrains. (Redrawn from Rafferty and Herring, 1999)

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