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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...

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Autores principales: Scanferla, Agustín, Zaher, Hussam, Novas, Fernando E., de Muizon, Christian, Céspedes, Ricardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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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