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Periodontal Ligament, Cementum, and Alveolar Bone in the Oldest Herbivorous Tetrapods, and Their Evolutionary Significance
Tooth implantation provides important phylogenetic and functional information about the dentitions of amniotes. Traditionally, only mammals and crocodilians have been considered truly thecodont, because their tooth roots are coated in layers of cementum for anchorage of the periodontal ligament, whi...
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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/PMC3762739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24023957 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074697 |