Structure and Growth Pattern of Pseudoteeth in Pelagornis mauretanicus (Aves, Odontopterygiformes, Pelagornithidae)

The extinct Odontopterygiformes are the sole birds known to possess strong and sharp bony pseudoteeth, the shape and location of which are closely mimetic of real teeth. The structure of the pseudoteeth is investigated here in a late Pliocene/early Pleistocene species, Pelagornis mauretanicus, using...

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Autores principales: Louchart, Antoine, Sire, Jean-Yves, Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile, Geraads, Denis, Viriot, Laurent, de Buffrénil, Vivian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24244680
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080372

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24244680
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080372

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