-
Durophagy is the
eating behavior of
animals that
consume hard-s****ed or exoskeleton-bearing organisms, such as corals, s****ed mollusks, or crabs. It...
- that the
lungfishes had
adapted to a diet
including hard-s****ed prey (
durophagy) very
early in
their evolution. The
earliest lungfish were marine. Almost...
- Araneophagy:
eating spiders Avivore:
eating birds Corallivore:
eating coral Durophagy:
eating hard-s****ed or
exoskeleton bearing organisms Egg predator: eating...
-
lifestyles were more
likely to survive,
whereas epibenthic lifestyles and
durophagy were
strongly ****ociated with the
likelihood of
perishing during the extinction...
- (2010). "Cranial
functional morphology of
fossil dogs and
adaptation for
durophagy in
Borophagus and
Epicyon (Carnivora, Mammalia)".
Journal of Morphology...
- as well as the
sapheosaurs which had
broad tooth plates indicative of
durophagy.
Rhynchocephalians disappeared from Asia
after the
Early Jur****ic. The...
- Rheingantz, M. L. (2016). "Reptiles as prin****l prey?
Adaptations for
durophagy and prey
selection by
jaguar (Panthera onca)".
Journal of
Natural History...
- convergence:
variable changes in
cranial structures underlie transitions to
durophagy in
moray eels". The
American Naturalist. 183 (6): E168–184. Bibcode:2014ANat...
-
Hyaenictis Gaudry, 1861 (Carnivora, Hyaenidae)
shows incipient adaptations to
durophagy".
Journal of
Mammalian Evolution. 24 (2): 207–219. doi:10.1007/s10914-016-9334-0...
- from teeth,
which are low and rounded, and
designed for
crushing prey (
durophagy). The
group in its
totality has been
described as "undoubtedly artificial"...