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Hystricognathy vs Sciurognathy in the Rodent Jaw: A New Morphometric Assessment of Hystricognathy Applied to the Living Fossil Laonastes (Diatomyidae)

While exceptional for an intense diversification of lineages, the evolutionary history of the order Rodentia comprises only a limited number of morphological morphotypes for the mandible. This situation could partly explain the intense debates about the taxonomic position of the latest described mem...

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Autores principales: Hautier, Lionel, Lebrun, Renaud, Saksiri, Soonchan, Michaux, Jacques, Vianey-Liaud, Monique, Marivaux, Laurent
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21490933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018698