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A New Snake Skull from the Paleocene of Bolivia Sheds Light on the Evolution of Macrostomatans
Macrostomatan snakes, one of the most diverse extant clades of squamates, display an impressive arsenal of cranial features to consume a vast array of preys. In the absence of indisputable fossil representatives of this clade with well-preserved skulls, the mode and timing of these extraordinary mor...
Autores principales: | Scanferla, Agustín, Zaher, Hussam, Novas, Fernando E., de Muizon, Christian, Céspedes, Ricardo |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585969/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23469206 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057583 |
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