The lower temporal fossa is large and strongly concave, providing an attachment for the massive chewing muscle.

The upper and lower masseteric ridges, which are located on the outer side of the jaw and anchor some of the chewing muscles, meet at the m1.

It was named for a notch on its coronoid process which most likely was the insertion point for a chewing muscle, the adductor mandibulae externus.

The low position of the jaw joint gave the chewing muscles great leverage, so that Plateosaurus could deliver a powerful bite.

Strain in the chewing muscles of your jaw.

The lower jaws were very deep and helped support massive chewing muscles to help chew the coarse fibrous plants that can be found along river and lake banks.

The large teeth and crest for attaching chewing muscles indicate a diet consisting mainly of coarse vegetable matter.

In the mandible (lower jaw), the masseteric ridges, which anchor some of the chewing muscles, extend to near the front margin of the first molar.

Cuts on the skulls show the chewing muscles were stripped off and, in one case, the tongue cut out.

The sagittal crest serves primarily for attachment of the temporalis muscle, which is one of the main chewing muscles.