This zip file contains finite element (FE) models of the extant canid Canis mesomelas.

Specimen: University of California, Los Angeles 3000

Number of models: 2 (left and right)

Format: Strand7 version unknown (free viewer can be downloaded from http://www.strand7.com/html/viewer.htm)

Citation: Tseng ZJ and Flynn JF. 2015. Are cranial biomechanical simulation data linked to known diets in extant taxa? A method for applying diet-biomechanics linkage models to infer feeding capability of
extinct species
. PLOS ONE.

Model modified from: Slater, G. J., Dumont, E. R. and Van Valkenburgh, B. (2009), Implications of predatory specialization for cranial form and function in canids. Journal of Zoology, 278: 181–188. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00567.x

Prepared by Z. Jack Tseng on 7 January 2015.